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• n  a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
• n  a vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking
• n  metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour
• n  airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
• v  plate with tin
• v  preserve in a can or tin
  tinned foods are not very tasty
• v  prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface

• Last week tin plate production boomed up to 100% of capacityhighest level in its 40 years of history.
• In the thin, biting air of Catavi, 13,000 feet above sea level, the great refining plant last week lay still and smokeless.
• Doraemon may be Japan's cutest export, says Pico Iyer, and his relentless optimism inspires a continent.

• Sn
• atomic number 50
• canister
• cannister
• can
• tin can
• put up

News & Articles

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• Malaysia's closing tin prices for June 14
  KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 (Reuters) - Er ciuntlesFollowing is a table of Kuala Lumpur tin market prices provided by a Malaysian trader. (Prices in $/tonne, and volumes in tonnes unless stated) Date KL Premium/ ...
  June 14, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! Finance
• South Korea buys copper, tin via tenders
  SEOUL, June 14 (Reuters) - South Korea bought 3,000 tonnes of copper and 300 tonnes of tin for arrival between November and December via tenders closed on Thursday, the state-run Public Procurement Service ...
  June 14, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! Finance
• Tin Exports From Indonesia Gain Most in Eight Months on Prices
  Tin shipments from Indonesia, the largest supplier, climbed the most in eight months in May when prices of the metal used in soldering and packaging posted a monthly gain for the first time since January.
  June 11, 2013 - Bloomberg

Quotes

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• Gary Ackerman in FOXNews
  Ackerman said there was "a delicious irony in seeing private jets flying into Washington DC and people coming off them with tin cups in their hands."
• Nancy Pelosi in International Herald Tribune
  The president has turned a tin ear to the wishes of the American people,Pelosi said during the hour-long debate before the vote. "The president wants a blank check. The Congress will not give it to him."
• Kathleen Robertson in Washington Post
  You can't be in those costumes and speak casually,Robertson said. "Something our director, Nick Willing, told us was that in the massive, epic world of `Tin Man,' you can't be quiet and small. There has to be ferocity or you'll disappear....