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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
- carboloy an alloy based on tungsten with cobalt or nickel as a binder; used in making metal-cutting tools
- 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
- incandescent lamp electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
- tungstic acid an oxyacid of tungsten (often polymeric in nature) formed by neutralizing alkaline tungstate solutions
- chrome-tungsten steel a steel alloy made with chromium and tungsten