n. [ From L. Britannia Great Britain. ] A white-metal alloy of tin, antimony, bismuth, copper, etc. It somewhat resembles silver, and is used for table ware. Called also Britannia metal. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Britannicus, fr. Britannia Great Britain. ] Of or pertaining to Great Britain; British; as, her Britannic Majesty. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Caffeic + tannic. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the tannin of coffee. [ 1913 Webster ]

Caffetannic acid, a variety of tannin obtained from coffee berries, regarded as a glucoside. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gall nutgall + tannic. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to the tannin or nutgalls. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gallotannic acid. See Tannic acid, under Tannic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Henna + tannic. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a brown resinous substance resembling tannin, and extracted from the henna plant; as, hennotannic acid.

n. (Chem.) A salt of metastannic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a compound of tin (metastannic acid), obtained, as an isomeric modification of stannic acid, in the form of a white amorphous substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Mimosa + tannic. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a variety of tannin or tannic acid found in Acacia, Mimosa, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ NL. Morus fustic + E. tannic. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a variety of tannic acid extracted from fustic (Chlorophora tinctoria, formerly Maclura tinctoria and Morus tinctoria) as a yellow crystalline substance; -- called also maclurin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. quercus an oak + E. tannic. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a tannic acid found in oak bark and extracted as a yellowish brown amorphous substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Stannaries [ LL. stannaria. ] A tin mine; tin works. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. stannum tin, an alloy of silver and lead. ] Of or pertaining to tin mines, or tin works. [ 1913 Webster ]

The stannary courts of Devonshire and Cornwall, for the administration of justice among the tinners therein, are also courts of record. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. stannate. ] (Chem.) A salt of stannic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. stāngella, stangilla; properly, stone yeller, i. e., a bird that yells from the rocks. See Stone, and Yell, and cf. Stonegall. ] (Zool.) The kestrel; -- called also standgale, standgall, stanchel, stand hawk, stannel hawk, steingale, stonegall. [ Written also staniel, stannyel, and stanyel. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

With what wing the staniel checks at it. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 compounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

Stannic acid. (a) A hypothetical substance, Sn(OH)4, analogous to silicic acid, and called also normal stannic acid. (b) Metastannic acid. --
Stannic chloride, a thin, colorless, fuming liquid, SnCl4, used as a mordant in calico printing and dyeing; -- formerly called spirit of tin, or fuming liquor of Libavius. --
Stannic oxide, tin oxide, SnO2, produced artificially as a white amorphous powder, and occurring naturally in the mineral cassiterite. It is used in the manufacture of white enamels, and, under the name of putty powder, for polishing glass, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. stannum tin + -ferous. ] Containing or affording tin. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. (Min.) A mineral of a steel-gray or iron-black color; tin pyrites. It is a sulphide of tin, copper, and iron. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ L. stannum tin. ] (Chem.) A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting relating to tin, or connected with tin, or indicating containing tin as an ingredient. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) Any one of a series of double fluorides of tin (stannum) and some other element. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting relation to stannous compounds, or connection with stannous compounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Stanno- + -type. ] (Photog.) A photograph taken upon a tin plate; a tintype. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or containing, tin; specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with stannic compounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

Stannous chloride (Chem.), a white crystalline substance, SnCl2.(H2O)2, obtained by dissolving tin in hydrochloric acid. It is used as a mordant in dyeing. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., alloy of silver and lead; later, tin. ] (Chem.) The technical name of tin. See Tin. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. (Zool.) See Stannel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A salt of sulphostannic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a sulphacid of tin (more exactly called metasulphostannic acid), which is obtained as a dark brown amorphous substance, H&unr_;SnS&unr_;, forming a well-known series of salts. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. That may be tanned. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A tanning; the act, operation, or result of tanning. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

They should have got his cheek fresh tannage. R. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. tannate. ] (Chem.) A salt of tannic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Etym. uncertain. ] A sixpence. [ Slang, Eng. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n.; pl. Tanneries [ Cf. F. tannerie. ] 1. A place where the work of tanning is carried on. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The art or process of tanning. [ R. ] Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to tan; derived from, or resembling, tan; as, tannic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tannic acid. (Chem.) (a) An acid obtained from nutgalls as a yellow amorphous substance, C14H10O9, having an astringent taste, and forming with ferric salts a bluish-black compound, which is the basis of common ink. Called also tannin, and gallotannic acid. (b) By extension, any one of a series of astringent substances resembling tannin proper, widely diffused through the vegetable kingdom, as in oak bark, willow, catechu, tea, coffee, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) See Tanier. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Tannin + -gen. ] (Pharm.) A compound obtained as a yellowish gray powder by the action of acetyl chloride or acetic anhydride or ordinary tannic acid. It is used as an intestinal astringent, and locally in rhinitis and pharyngitis. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Cf. F. tannin. ] (Chem.) Same as Tannic acid, under Tannic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The art or process of converting skins into leather. See Tan, v. t., 1. [ 1913 Webster ]