tung|sten

tung|sten
tung|sten «TUHNG stuhn», noun.
a heavy, steel-gray chemical element found only in certain rare minerals; wolfram; wolframium. Its melting point (3,410 degrees centigrade) is higher than that of any other metal. Tungsten is added to steel to make it harder, stronger, and more elastic. It is also used in making electric light-bulb filaments, surgical instruments, and automobile parts.
[< Swedish tungsten < tung heavy + sten stone]

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