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tungsten

tungs·ten

UK/ˈtʌŋstən/ US/ˈtʌŋstʌn/ rare obsolete

noun

1.

a heavy gray-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

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Origin

Borrowed from Swedish tungsten (“scheelite”), from tung (“heavy”) + sten (“stone”).

Phrases

  • tungsten carbide
  • tungsten disulfide
  • tungsten disulphide
  • tungsten fluoride
  • tungsten hexafluoride
  • tungsten iodide
  • tungsten lamp
  • tungsten-halogen lamp

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