wolfram

wolf·ram  (wlfrm)

n.

See tungsten.

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[German, wolframite, tungsten : probably Wolf, wolf (from Middle High German, from Old High German; see wk^wo- in Indo-European roots) + -ram (from Middle High German rm, dirt).]

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wolfram  (wlfrm)

See tungsten.

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Noun

1.

wolfram - 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 atomic number 74, tungsten, W metal, metallic element - any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. scheelite - a mineral used as an ore of tungsten iron manganese tungsten, wolframite - a mineral consisting of iron and manganese tungstate in crystalline form; the principal ore of tungsten; found in quartz veins associated with granitic rocks