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nouna heavy grey-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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- mo a polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties; used to strengthen and harden steel
- bulb electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
- lightbulb electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
- molybdenum a polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties; used to strengthen and harden steel
- filament a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current
- 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
- irving langmuir United States chemist who studied surface chemistry and developed the gas-filled tungsten lamp and worked on high temperature electrical discharges (1881-1957)
- electric-light bulb electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
- tungsten steel a very hard heat-resistant steel containing tungsten
- atomic number 42 a polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties; used to strengthen and harden steel