tin pest

/tɪn pɛst/
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Definitions of tin pest
  1. noun
    the transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery grey tin at very cold temperatures
    synonyms: tin disease, tin plague
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    type of:
    shift, transformation, transmutation
    a qualitative change
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