tungsten

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And it does have tungsten, a little bit of tungsten, left over, that's the kind of mine it was.

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  1. noun A hard, brittle, corrosion-resistant, gray to white metallic element extracted from wolframite, scheelite, and other minerals, having the highest melting point and lowest vapor pressure of any metal. Tungsten and its alloys are used in high-temperature structural materials; in electrical elements, notably lamp filaments; and in instruments requiring thermally compatible glass-to-metal seals. Atomic number 74; atomic weight 183.84; melting point 3,410°C; boiling point 5,900°C; specific gravity 19.3 (20°C); valence 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Also called wolfram. See Table at element.

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  • And it does have tungsten, a little bit of tungsten, left over, that's the kind of mine it was. —  Stewart Brand on the Long Now
  • Get those boxes of tungsten, and get them ashore The submarine had a deep draft, and the hold was a sizeable section a little forward of amidships. —  125 - Mystery On Happy Bones
  • Sexual violence in Congo is often fueled by militias and armies warring over "conflict minerals," the ores that produce tin, tungsten, and tantalum-the "3 Ts" - as well as gold. —  Mia Farrow
  • Money passing through one of these banks has been traced to a massive purchase of tungsten, a vital component of long-range missiles, Morgenthau said. —  NY Post: News
  • In the tungsten area, we also have a very dominant market share, and I think some of the emerging technologies coming out basically play well into our strength within the tungsten product line. —  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
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  1. Swedish : tung, heavy (from Old Norse thungr) + sten, stone (from Old Norse steinn; see stāi- in Indo-European roots).

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  1. =F. tungstène =Spanish Portuguese Italian tungsteno =G. tungstein, from Swedish tungsten (=Danish tungsteen), from tung, heavy, =Danish tung =Icelandic thungr, heavy (cf. thungi, a load, thunga, load), + sten, stone, =Danish steen =G. stein =English stone, q. v.
 

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