Tungsten

tung′sten, n. a rare metal, chiefly derived from wolfram, which is a tungstate of iron and manganese, and likewise found in scheelite, which is a tungstate of lime.— n. Tung′state , a salt of tungstic acid.— adjs. Tungsten′ic ; Tungsten if′erous ; Tung′stic .— n. Tung′stite , native oxide of tungsten. [Sw.,—tung, heavy, sten, stone.]