sulphostannic acid

noun

A sulphacid of tin (more exactly called metasulphostannic acid), which is obtained as a dark brown amorphous substance forming a well-known series of salts.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounsulphostannic acid (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablechemistryA sulphacid of tin (more exactly called metasulphostannic acid), which is obtained as a dark brown amorphous substance forming a well-known series of salts.

Origin

From sulpho- + stann- + -ic acid.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

sulphostannic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulphostannic%20acid

MLA

“sulphostannic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulphostannic%20acid. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sulphostannic acid,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulphostannic%20acid.

Source: sulphostannic acid on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.