stannic chloride

stannic chloride
noun
a colorless caustic liquid made by treating tin with chlorine
Hypernyms: ↑chloride

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noun
: a mobile liquid compound SnCl4 that fumes in moist air, that is made usually by the action of chlorine on tin (as in recovering tin from scrap), that when mixed with a little water solidifies to a soft crystalline mass of the pentahydrate and with more water slowly hydrolyzes yielding hydrochloric acid, and that is used chiefly in making other tin compounds but was formerly used in weighting silk and as a mordant and in producing military smoke screens — called also tin tetrachloride

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Chem.
a colorless fuming and caustic liquid, SnCl4, soluble in water and alcohol, that converts with water to a crystalline solid: used for electrically conductive and electroluminescent coatings and in ceramics. Also called tin chloride, tin tetrachloride.

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stannic chloride,
a colorless, caustic liquid made from tin and chlorine, used as a dye and color brightener, for coating objects, and as a bleaching agent. Formula: SnCl4

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  • Stannic chloride — Stannic Stan nic ( n[i^]k), 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}… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stannic chloride — alavo(IV) chloridas statusas T sritis chemija formulė SnCl₄ atitikmenys: angl. stannic chloride; tin tetrachloride; tin(IV) chloride rus. олова(IV) хлорид; олово четыреххлористое ryšiai: sinonimas – alavo tetrachloridas …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • stannic chloride — Chem. a colorless fuming and caustic liquid, SnCl4, soluble in water and alcohol, that converts with water to a crystalline solid: used for electrically conductive and electroluminescent coatings and in ceramics. Also called tin chloride, tin… …   Universalium

  • stannic chloride — SnCl4; a fuming liquid (fuming spirit of Libavius), specific gravity 2.23, boiling point 115°C, that forms several hydrates; the pentahydrate (butter of tin) is used for mordanting and “loading” or “weighting” silk. * * * a caustic liquid used as …   Medical dictionary

  • Stannic — Stan nic ( n[i^]k), 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}… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stannic acid — Stannic Stan nic ( n[i^]k), 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}… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stannic oxide — Stannic Stan nic ( n[i^]k), 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}… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stannic acid — noun Etymology: probably from French acide stannique : any of various amorphous acid substances that behave like hydrates of stannic oxide and yield stannic oxide when calcined: as a. : a highly hydrated substance obtainable as a gelatinous… …   Useful english dictionary

  • stannic acid — /stænɪk ˈæsəd/ (say stanik asuhd) noun any of a series of amorphous powders with the general formula SnO2.XH2O; alpha stannic acid is formed by the action of alkalis on stannic chloride and beta stannic acid by the action of nitric acid on… …  

  • stannic — adj. Chem. of or relating to tetravalent tin (stannic acid; stannic chloride). Etymology: LL stannum tin …   Useful english dictionary

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