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tinfree en · ADJ

Etymology

From tin + -free.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not containing tin metal.
    • The same steel substrate used for tinplate may instead be coated with a layer of hydrated chromium oxide and chromium metal via electrodeposition, when it is known as tinfree steel. 2012, E. M. Willhoft, Aseptic Processing and Packaging of Particulate Foods, page 44: