tinfoil

also
n.
A thin, pliable sheet of aluminum or of tin-lead alloy, used as a protective wrapping.

n

A base-metal foil used as a separating material, or protective covering (for example, between the cast and denture base material during flasking and curing procedures).

A very thin sheet of tin, now replaced by other foils such as aluminum.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: foil made of tin or an alloy of tin and lead
  Synonym: tinfoil

Meaning #2: foil made of aluminum
  Synonyms: aluminum foil, aluminium foil

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - stanniol

Nederlands (Dutch)
aluminiumfolie

Français (French)
n. - papier aluminium

Deutsch (German)
n. - Stanniol, Alufolie

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αλουμινόχαρτο ή ασημόχαρτο

Italiano (Italian)
lamiera

Português (Portuguese)
n. - folha de estanho (f)

Русский (Russian)
оловянная фольга, станиоль

Español (Spanish)
n. - papel de estaño

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - aluminiumfolie

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
锡纸

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 錫紙

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 은종이, 알루미늄 박, 석박

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - すず箔, 銀紙, アルミ箔

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألمعدني, ألورق ألفضي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נייר כסף, נייר אלומיניום‬

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