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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Stannous  \Stan"nous\  (-n[u^]s),  a.  (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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