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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of or relating to or containing tin [syn: stannic, stannous]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Late Latin stannum Date: 1849 of, relating to, or containing tin especially with a valence of two

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. Chem. of or relating to bivalent tin (stannous salts; stannous chloride).

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Stannous Stan"nous (-n[u^]s), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or containing, tin; specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with stannic compounds. Stannous chloride (Chem.), a white crystalline substance, SnCl2.(H2O)2, obtained by dissolving tin in hydrochloric acid. It is used as a mordant in dyeing.