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tinfoil

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tin·foil also tin foil  (tnfoil)
n.
A thin, pliable sheet of aluminum or of tin-lead alloy, used as a protective wrapping.
tinfoil
Noun
a paper-thin sheet of metal, used for wrapping foodstuffs
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Noun1.tinfoil - foil made of tin or an alloy of tin and lead
tin foil
foil - a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal; "the photographic film was wrapped in foil"
atomic number 50, Sn, tin - a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
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tinfoil [ˈtɪnfɔɪl] n → papel m de estaño
tinfoil [tɪnfɔɪl] tin n → papier m d'étain or d'aluminium
tinfoil [ˈtɪnfɔɪl] tin n → Alufolie f


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