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noun 
  1. (context, uncountable, element) A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.
  2. (context, British, countable) An airtight container, made of tin or another metal, used to preserve food.
  3. (countable) A metal pan used for baking, roasting, etc.
muffin
roasting
Translations: 
  • Dutch: bakvorm (i, for baking), taartvorm (i, for cakes)
  • French: boí®te(fr, bidon, m, t+, fr)f
  • German: Backform (i, for baking), Kastenform (i, for cakes), Kuchenform (i, for cakes)
  • Italian: barattolo(it, lattina, f, {{t-, it)m
  • Spanish: estaí±o(es)m
verb (tin, n, ing)
  1. (transitive) To place into a tin in order to preserve.
  2. (transitive) To cover with tin.
  3. (transitive) To coat with solder in preparation for soldering.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: vertinnen
  • German: vorverzinnen(de)
adjective 
  1. Made of tin.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: tinnen
  • French: d'étain, en étain
  • German: Zinn- (i, combined with noun), zinnen (i, rare)
  • Italian: di stagno

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