tin-plate

verb

To coat (something, especially steel sheet) with tin, either by dipping or electroplating.

Meanings

verbtin-plate (third-person singular simple present tin-plates, present participle tin-plating, simple past and past participle tin-plated)

present singular third person tin-plates · participle present tin-plating · participle past tin-plated · past tin-plated

  1. transitiveTo coat (something, especially steel sheet) with tin, either by dipping or electroplating.

Translations

Bulgarian калайдисвам
  • калайдисвам (kalajdisvam)to coat with tin
Catalan estanyar
  • estanyarto coat with tin
Finnish tinata
  • tinatato coat with tin
German verzinnen
  • verzinnento coat with tin
Irish stánaigh
  • stánaighto coat with tin
Swedish förtenna
  • förtennato coat with tin
Welsh tunio
  • tunioto coat with tin
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Chicago

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