Meanings
nounscheelium (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistry(obsolete) tungsten (metal)
Origin
From Scheele + -ium, after Carl Wilhelm Scheele, who discovered it
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APA
scheelium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scheelium
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“scheelium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scheelium. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scheelium,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scheelium.
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