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potin

potin noun: an alloy of copper, zinc, lead, and tin.

Noun

potin (countable and uncountable, plural potins)

  1. (obsolete) An alloy of copper, zinc, lead, and tin.

Forms of potin

pluralpotins

Origin of potin

Borrowed from French potin.

Questions about potin

What does potin mean?
Potin means an alloy of copper, zinc, lead, and tin.
What part of speech is potin?
Potin is a noun.
What is the plural of potin?
The plural of potin is potins.

Words near potin in the dictionary

  1. potichomanists
  2. Potier
  3. Potiers
  4. Potiguara
  5. Potiguaras
  6. potin
  7. poting
  8. potins
  9. potion
  10. potional
  11. potioned

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