mercury vs tin

mercury

noun
  • A silvery-colored, toxic, metallic chemical element, liquid at room temperature, with atomic number 80 and symbol Hg. 

  • One of the elemental principles formerly thought to be present in all metals. 

  • Any plant of any species of the genus and the genus Mercurialis. 

  • The poison oak or poison ivy. 

  • An annual plant, annual mercury (Mercurialis annua), formerly grown for its medicinal properties; French mercury, herb mercury. 

  • Ambient pressure or temperature (from the use of mercury in barometers and thermometers). 

  • A similar edible plant (Blitum bonus-henricus), otherwise known as English mercury or allgood. 

tin

noun
  • A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn. 

  • An airtight container, made of tin or another metal, used to preserve food, or hold a liquid or some other product. 

  • A metal pan used for baking, roasting, etc. 

  • computer hardware. 

  • The bottom part of the front wall, which is "out" if a player strikes it with the ball. 

verb
  • To coat with solder, in order to consolidate braided wire, so as to make contact with all strands and reduce fragility of the fraying wire 

  • To cover with tin. 

  • To place into a metal can (ie. a tin; be it tin, steel, aluminum) in order to preserve. 

  • To coat with solder, in preparation for soldering, to ensure a good solder joint 

adj
  • Made of galvanised iron or built of corrugated iron. 

  • Made of tin. 

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