stannic : Idioms & Phrases
Stannic acid
- .
(a) A hypothetical substance,Sn(OH)4 , analogous to silic acid, and called alsonormal stannic acid .(b) Metastannic acid.
Webster 1913
Stannic chloride
-
noun a colorless caustic liquid made by treating tin with chlorine
WordNet
- a thin, colorless, fuming liquid, SnCl4, used as a mordant in calico printing and dyeing; formerly called
spirit of tin , orfuming liquor of Libavius .
Webster 1913
Stannic oxide
- tin oxide,
SnO2 , produced artificially as a white amorphous powder, and occurring naturally in the mineral cassiterite. It is used in the manufacture of white enamels, and, under the name ofputty powder , for polishing glass, etc.
Webster 1913
stannic sulfide
-
noun a yellow pigment sometimes suspended in lacquer
mosaic gold.