TIN PEST

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery grey tin at very cold temperatures

Synonyms:

tin disease; tin pest; tin plague

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("tin pest" is a kind of...):

shift; transformation; transmutation (a qualitative change)

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