tungsten

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Chemical element
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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.3.5 External links 1.4 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• tungstenum

[edit] Etymology

Swedish and Danish tung heavy, + sten stone (although neither language uses "tungsten" as the name of the element)

[edit] Noun

tungsten (uncountable)

Wikipedia

1. a metallic chemical element (symbol W) with an atomic number of 74. The symbol is derived from the Latin word wolframium.

[edit] Synonyms

• wolfram

[edit] Derived terms

eka-tungsten ferrotungsten tungstenane tungsten carbide tungsten disulfide, tungsten disulphide tungsten fluoride tungsten-halogen lamp tungsten hexafluoride tungstenic tungsten iodide tungsteniferous

tungstenite tungstenitic tungsten lamp tungsten oxide tungsten-steel tungsten sulfide, tungsten sulphide tungsten trioxide tungstic tungstite tungsto- tungstous

[edit] Related terms

• tungstate

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

For more information refer to: http://elements.vanderkrogt.net/elem/w.html (A lot of the translations were taken from that site with permission from the author)

[edit] See also

• ferberite
• huebnerite
• scheelite
• wolframite