Element used in fire extinguishers? Crossword Clue

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Element used in fire extinguishers? Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. 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
2. metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour
(verb)
1. preserve in a can or tin
2. plate with tin

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ELEMENT (noun)
1. an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
2. any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
USED (adjective)
1. (of persons) taken advantage of
2. previously used or owned by another

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