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tutania|tjuːˈteɪnɪə|
[f. Tutin, name of the inventor or maker.]
An earlier name for Britannia-metal.
1790Richardson Chem. Princ. Metallic Arts 168 Tutania—8 oz brass; 2 lbs regulus of antimony, and 7 oz tin. 1825J. Nicholson Operat. Mechanic 708 Tutania, or Britannia Metal... 4 oz. of plate brass, and 4 oz. of tin; when in fusion, add 4 oz. of bismuth, and 4 oz. of regulus of antimony. 1842G. Francis Dict. Arts, etc., Tutania, or Britannia Metal... For the German tutania take 2 drachms of copper, 1 ounce regulus of antimony, and 12 ounces of tin. 1875Knight Dict. Mech., Spanish Tutania, an alloy composed of 24 parts tin, 2 antimony, and 1 steel. |