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1tungsten — Symbol: W Atomic number: 74 Atomic weight: 183.85 White or grey metallic transition element, formerly called wolfram. Forms a protective oxide in air and can be oxidized at high temperature. First isolated by Jose and Fausto de Elhuyer in 1783 …
2tungsten — [tuŋ′stən] n. [Swed, lit., heavy stone, orig. name for scheelite, coined (1755) by A. F. Cronstedt (see NICKEL) < tung, heavy (< IE * tṇghu < base * ten , to pull > THIN) + sten, akin to OE stan, STONE; used (1783) for element… …
3tungsten — tungstenic /tung sten ik/, adj. /tung steuhn/, n. Chem. a rare, metallic element having a bright gray color, a metallic luster, and a high melting point, 3410° C, and found in wolframite, tungstite, and other minerals: used in alloys of high… …
4Tungsten (handheld) — Information appliance title=Tungsten E manufacturer=Palm, Inc. type=Personal digital assistant connectivity=Universal Serial Bus, IrDA media=Secure Digital card input=Touchscreen display=320 x 320 16 bit TFT LCD operatingsystem=Palm OS 5.2.1… …
5Tungsten(VI) oxytetrafluoride — Chembox new Name = Tungsten(VI) oxytetrafluoride ImageFile = Tungsten(VI) oxytetrafluoride.jpg ImageName = Tungsten(VI) oxytetrafluoride OtherNames = Section1 = Chembox Identifiers CASNo = 13520 79 1 Section2 = Chembox Properties Formula = WOF4… …
6tungsten — [[t]tʌ̱ŋstən[/t]] N UNCOUNT Tungsten is a greyish white metal …
7tungsten — noun Etymology: Swedish, from tung heavy + sten stone Date: 1796 a gray white heavy high melting ductile hard polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and molybdenum in many of its properties and is used especially in carbide materials …
8tungsten — A metallic element, atomic no. 74, atomic wt. 183.85. SYN: wolfram, wolframium. [Swed. tung, heavy, + sten, stone] t. carbide one of the hardest known materials, used as an abrasive and in the manufacture of dental cutting instruments. * * *… …
9tungsten — n. white metal, also called wolfram, with highest melting point of all metals, used in filaments of electric lamps, steel alloys, etc. ♦ tungstenic, ♦ tungstic, a …
10tungsten — A hard, malleable, greyish white element used in lamp filaments, electrical contact points and, alloyed with steel, in high speed cutting tools …
