tin pest en · NOUN
Meanings
- (uncountable) An autocatalytic transformation of tin into a different allotrope that causes tin objects to become brittle and flaky. The phase transition conversion of β-tin (white tin) into α-tin (gray tin/grey tin).
Translations (2)
ja 錫ペスト (autocatalytic transformation of tin) · pl dżuma cynowa (autocatalytic transformation of tin)