English Explanatory Dictionary

tin pest

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An autocatalytic transformation of tin into a different allotrope that causes tin objects to become brittle and flaky. The phase transition conversion of β-tin (white tin) into α-tin (gray tin/grey tin).

Word forms

tin pest
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