Definition of Stannec
Stan"nic (?), a. [L. stannum tin:
cf. F. stannique.] (Chem.) Of or pertaining to tin;
derived from or containing tin; specifically, designating those
compounds in which the element has a higher valence as contrasted with
stannous compounds.
Stannic acid. (a) A
hypothetical substance, Sn(OH)4, analogous to silic acid,
and called also normal stannic acid. (b)
Metastannic acid. -- Stannic chloride,
a thin, colorless, fuming liquid, SnCl4, used as a
mordant in calico printing and dyeing; -- formerly called spirit of
tin, or fuming liquor of Libavius. -- 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 of putty powder, for polishing glass,
etc.
Stan"nic (?), a. [L. stannum tin:
cf. F. stannique.] (Chem.) Of or pertaining to tin;
derived from or containing tin; specifically, designating those
compounds in which the element has a higher valence as contrasted with
stannous compounds.
Stannic acid. (a) A
hypothetical substance, Sn(OH)4, analogous to silic acid,
and called also normal stannic acid. (b)
Metastannic acid. -- Stannic chloride,
a thin, colorless, fuming liquid, SnCl4, used as a
mordant in calico printing and dyeing; -- formerly called spirit of
tin, or fuming liquor of Libavius. -- 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 of putty powder, for polishing glass,
etc.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Relating to or containing the element tin, especially with a valence of four.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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