pre-tin

verb

To coat (a metal) with solder or tin alloy prior to soldering or brazing it.

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Meanings

verbpre-tin (third-person singular simple present pre-tins, present participle pre-tinning, simple past and past participle pre-tinned)

present singular third person pre-tins · participle present pre-tinning · participle past pre-tinned · past pre-tinned

  1. transitiveTo coat (a metal) with solder or tin alloy prior to soldering or brazing it.

Origin

From pre- + tin.

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APA

pre-tin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-tin

MLA

“pre-tin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-tin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pre-tin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-tin.

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