Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An epithet applied to the hydrate or acid produced by digesting tin in nitric acid. It is isomeric with stannic acid, but quite different in its properties.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (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.
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Examples
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Concentrated nitric acid oxidizes it, forming a white insoluble compound of the formula H_ SnO_ , called metastannic acid:
An Elementary Study of Chemistry William McPherson
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While this acid has the same composition as metastannic acid, the two are quite different in their chemical properties.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry William McPherson
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Metallic tin treated with nitric acid becomes converted into a white insoluble powder (metastannic acid).
A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. Cornelius Beringer 1886
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