tungsten

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 114683691)
    is a type of: 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.
    substance meronym:
    • 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
    same as: atomic number 74, w, wolfram

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