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  • 1Tin pest — is an autocatalytic, allotropic transformation of the element tin, which causes deterioration of tin objects at low temperatures. Tin pest has also been called tin disease , or tin leprosy ( Lèpre d étain ).It was observed in medieval Europe that …

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  • 2Tin can wall — Tin cans, although not a common building source, have been used for creating structures. They can be laid in concrete, stacked vertically on top of each other, and crushed or cut and flattened to be used as shingles [http://www.eco… …

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  • 3tin — (tĭn) n. 1. Symbol Sn A crystalline, silvery metallic element obtained chiefly from cassiterite, and having two notable allotropic forms. Malleable white tin is the useful allotrope, but at temperatures below 13.2°C it slowly converts to the… …

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  • 4Tin-glazing — is the process of giving ceramic items a tin based glaze which is white, shiny and opaque, normally applied to red or buff earthenware.The earliest tin glazed pottery appears to have been made in Iraq/Mesopotamia in the 9th century, the oldest… …

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  • 5Tin-126 — is a radioisotope of tin and one of only 7 long lived fission products. While tin 126 s halflife of 230,000 years translates to a low specific activity that limits its radioactive hazard, its shortlived decay product, antimony 126, emits high… …

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  • 6Middle Kingdom's Mark of Blood — DVD cover art Traditional 中原一點紅 Simplified 中原一点红 …

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  • 7tin´sel|like´ — tin|sel «TIHN suhl», noun, adjective, verb, seled, sel|ling or (especially British) selled, sel|ling. –n. 1. glittering copper, brass, or some other metal, in thin shee, strips, or threads. Tinsel is used to trim Christmas trees. 2. Figurative.… …

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  • 8tin|sel — «TIHN suhl», noun, adjective, verb, seled, sel|ling or (especially British) selled, sel|ling. –n. 1. glittering copper, brass, or some other metal, in thin shee, strips, or threads. Tinsel is used to trim Christmas trees. 2. Figurative. anything… …

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  • 9tin|kle — «TIHNG kuhl», verb, kled, kling, noun. –v.i. 1. to make short, light, ringing sounds: »Little bells tinkle. 2. to move or flow with a tinkling sound. –v.t. 1. to cause to tinkle. 2. a) to make known, call attention to, or express by tinkling:… …

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  • 10Tin can — A tin can, also called a tin (especially in British English) or a can, is an air tight container for the distribution or storage of goods, composed of thin metal, and requiring cutting or tearing of the metal as the means of opening. Cans hold… …

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