The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Putty \Put"ty\, n. [F. pot['e]e, fr. pot pot; what was formerly
called putty being a substance resembling what is now called
putty powder, and in part made of the metal of old pots. See
Pot.]
1. A kind of thick paste or cement compounded of whiting, or
soft carbonate of lime, and linseed oil, when applied
beaten or kneaded to the consistence of dough, -- used in
fastening glass in sashes, stopping crevices, and for
similar purposes.
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2. (Golf) A ball made of composition and not gutta percha.
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Putty powder, an oxide of tin, or of tin and lead in
various proportions, much used in polishing glass, metal,
precious stones, etc.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Stannic \Stan"nic\ (-n[i^]k), a. [L. stannum tin: cf. F.
stannique.] (Chem.)
Of or pertaining to tin; derived from or containing tin;
specifically, designating those compounds in which the
element has a higher valence as contrasted with stannous
compounds.
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Stannic acid.
(a) A hypothetical substance, Sn(OH)4, analogous to silicic
acid, and called also normal stannic acid.
(b) Metastannic acid.
Stannic chloride, a thin, colorless, fuming liquid,
SnCl4, used as a mordant in calico printing and dyeing;
-- formerly called spirit of tin, or fuming liquor of
Libavius.
Stannic oxide, tin oxide, SnO2, produced artificially as
a white amorphous powder, and occurring naturally in the
mineral cassiterite. It is used in the manufacture of
white enamels, and, under the name of putty powder, for
polishing glass, etc.
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