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Stannous  adj.  (Chem.) Pertaining to, or containing, tin; specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with stannic compounds.
Stannous chloride (Chem.), a white crystalline substance, SnCl2.(H2O)2, obtained by dissolving tin in hydrochloric acid. It is used as a mordant in dyeing.






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... acetic-ether (ethyl-acetate) may also be used as solvents for the nitro-cellulose. Another process is to boil the gun-cotton, &c., in a solution of sodium stannate made by adding caustic soda to a solution of stannous chloride, until the precipitate first formed is just re-dissolved. This solution dissolves the cellulose nitrates, but does not affect the cellulose. Dr Lunge found the following process more satisfactory in the case of the more highly nitrated ...
— Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise • P. Gerald Sanford



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