organotin

English

Alternative forms

• organo-tin

Etymology

From organo- +‎ tin.

Adjective

organotin (not comparable)

1. (organic chemistry) Describing any organic compound containing a carbon to tin bond

Noun

organotin (plural organotins)

1. Any compound of this kind.

   Synonym: organostannane

   • 2015 August 29, “Effect of Trimethyltin Chloride on Slow Vacuolar (SV) Channels in Vacuoles from Red Beet ( Beta vulgaris L.) Taproots”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Although their soil concentrations are low and do not usually exceed the micromolar range, organotins accumulate in plant tissues and trigger numerous changes in their functioning.

Anagrams

• Gortonian, ratooning