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Tin

/tˈɪn/
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(noun) A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.

Can you distinguish silver from tin?
Then the monkey went round with a little tin cup.
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The baker used a circular ____ to bake the delicious apple pie that we had for our dinner this evening today.

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