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tin-plating

tin-plating noun: the process of applying a protective layer of tin, especially to steel sheet. Also the present participle and gerund of tin-plate.

Noun

tin-plating (uncountable)

  1. The process of applying a protective layer of tin, especially to steel sheet.

Also used as

tin-plating is also the present participle and gerund of tin-plate.

Questions about tin-plating

What does tin-plating mean?
Tin-plating means the process of applying a protective layer of tin, especially to steel sheet.
What part of speech is tin-plating?
Tin-plating is a noun.

Words near tin-plating in the dictionary

  1. tin-plate
  2. tin-plated
  3. tin-plater
  4. tin-platers
  5. tin-plates
  6. tin-plating
  7. tin-pot
  8. tin-pot dictator
  9. tin-pot dictators
  10. tin-pot dictatorship
  11. tin-pot dictatorships

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