Meaning & use
Stannum
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The Latin name for the metallic element tin, from which its chemical symbol Sn is derived.
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Ancient Roman texts referred to stannum, the metal later used to make bronze and pewter alloys.
Historians of chemistry still refer to stannum when tracing the etymology of tin's chemical symbol.
A note on using this word
Though "tin" is the everyday English word, "stannum" survives in scientific nomenclature, giving us "stannous" and "stannic" compounds.
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