stannous, a. Chem.
(ˈstænəs)
[f. stann-um + -ous.]
Of a compound: Containing tin as a bivalent element. Cf. stannic a.
| 1849 D. Campbell Inorg. Chem. 239 This oxide [hydrated protoxide of tin] is in many works distinguished as the stannous oxide. 1868 Fownes' Chem. (ed. 10) 445 The dichloride, or Stannous chloride, Sn Cl2. 1868 Stannous compound: see stannoso-. |