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Tungsten   /tˈəŋstən/   Listen
Tungsten

noun
1.
A heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite.  Synonyms: atomic number 74, W, wolfram.



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"Tungsten" Quotes from Famous Books



... manufacture of steel, the application of the electric furnace for producing what are known as ferro-alloys, or alloys of iron, silicon, chromium, manganese, tungsten and vanadium, is now a large and important industry. Special steels have their uses in different mechanical applications and the advantage of alloying them with the rarer metals has been demonstrated for several important purposes, as for example, the use of chrome steel for armor plate, ...
— The Story Of Electricity • John Munro



Words linked to "Tungsten" :   iron manganese tungsten, metal, metallic element, scheelite, wolframite



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