tungstous

T1U1N1G2S1T1O1U1S1

adjective

containing tetravalent tungsten

OriginEnglish tungsten ← Swedish tungsten ← Old Swedish sten →
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Meanings

adjectivetungstous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecontaining tetravalent tungsten

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. Englishtungstous

From tungsten + -ous.

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APA

tungstous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tungstous

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“tungstous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tungstous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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