tungstic

tung·stic
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/ˈtʌŋstɪk/

adjective

Of or relating to tungsten, especially hexavalent tungsten.

OriginEnglish tungsten ← Swedish tungsten ← Old Swedish sten →
Scrabble 11
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Meanings

adjectivetungstic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to tungsten, especially hexavalent tungsten.

    Thoria is introduced as thorium nitrate into the tungstic oxide before the latter is reduced by hydrogen to tungsten power.

    1924, Zay Jeffries, Robert Samuel Archer, The Science of Metals, McGraw–Hill, page 106
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    Having ſubjected to experiment an oxyd hitherto little known, I mean the tungſtic oxyd, I ſoon diſcovered that it is one of the moſt valuable ſubſtances for receiving and fixing vegetable colours.

    1799, Cit. Guyton, “Experiments on the Colouring Matter of Vegetable Juices with the Tungstic Acid”, in Alexander Tilloch, editor, Philosophical Magazine, volume IV, number XIII, London: J. Davis, page 81

    The tungſtic phoſoxyd (yellow oxyd of tungſten) appears to contain light in its compoſition. It gives out phoſoxygen, and becomes blue on expoſure to ſolar light. It appears capable of combining with the alkalies, alkaline earths, &c.

    1799, Thomas Beddoes, Contributions to Physical and Mental Knowledge, Principally from the West of England, Bristol: Biggs & Cottle, page 120

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
wolframic

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ten-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*téngʰ-u-s ~ *tn̥gʰ-éw-s
  3. Proto-Germanic*þunguz
  4. Old Norseþungr
  5. Swedishtung
  6. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*steyh₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*stóyh₂nos
  9. Proto-Germanic*stainaz
  10. Proto-Norseᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ (stainaʀ)
  11. Old Norsesteinn
  12. Old Swedishsten
  13. Swedishsten
  14. Swedishtungsten
  15. Englishtungsten
  16. Englishtungstic

From tungsten + -ic.

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Translations

French tungstique
  • tungstiqueof or relating to tungsten
Italian tungstico
  • tungsticoof or relating to tungsten
Portuguese túngstico
  • túngsticoof or relating to tungsten
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