potin

P3O1T1I1N1

noun

An alloy of copper, zinc, lead, and tin.

OriginFrench potin →
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Meanings

nounpotin (countable and uncountable, plural potins)

plural potins

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableAn alloy of copper, zinc, lead, and tin.

Origin

  1. Frenchpotin
  2. Frenchpotin
  3. Englishpotin

Borrowed from French potin.

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APA

potin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potin

MLA

“potin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “potin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potin.

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