Tin pest is an autocatalytic, allotropic transformation of the element tin, which causes deterioration of tin objects at low temperatures. Tin pest has also been called tin disease, tin blight or tin leprosy (Lèpre d`étain). It was observed in medieval Europe that the pipes of church pipe organs were affected in cool climates. As soon as the ti....
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n] - the transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery gray tin a very cold temperatures
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tin disease noun the transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery grey tin at very cold temperatures
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