The difference between Aluminium foil and Tinfoil
When used as nouns, aluminium foil means a very thin, pliable, easily torn sheet of aluminium used for cooking, packaging, cosmetics, and insulation, whereas tinfoil means a thin, pliable sheet of tin or an alloy of tin and lead, used as a protective wrapping.
Tinfoil is also verb with the meaning: to cover in tinfoil.
check bellow for the other definitions of Aluminium foil and Tinfoil
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Aluminium foil as a noun (AU, NZ, British):
A very thin, pliable, easily torn sheet of aluminium used for cooking, packaging, cosmetics, and insulation.
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Tinfoil as a noun:
A thin, pliable sheet of tin or an alloy of tin and lead, used as a protective wrapping.
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Tinfoil as a noun (proscribed):
aluminium foil
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Tinfoil as a verb (transitive):
To cover in tinfoil.