Tin

Morpheme

Tin

Type

free base

Denotation

malleable and ductile metallic element resistant to corrosion

Etymology

Middle English tin; Old English tin

Evidence

organotin, tin, tinfoil, tinhorn, tinless, tinman, tinned, tinnen, tinnier, tinniest, tinning, tinny, tins, tinsmith, tributyltin, trimethyltin

Notes

homophone of Tinn