tungstate
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tungstate
First recorded in 1790–1800; tungst(ic acid) + -ate 2
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First, they mix a solution of ammonium tungstate with a polymer to create a suspension of plastic droplets, each of which contains ammonium tungstate.
From Economist ● Jun. 26, 2014
Professor Fink's accomplishment was to prevent the tungsten atom of his sodium tungstate molecule from going into another tungsten compound.
From Time Magazine Archive
A solution of tungstate acidulated with hydrochloric acid becomes intensely blue on the addition of stannous chloride and warming.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Cornelius Beringer
The substance which he employed was the tungstate of calcium.
From Notable Events of the Nineteenth Century Great Deeds of Men and Nations and the Progress of the World by John Clark Ridpath
Also many lodes contain hard heavy ferric ores, such as titanic iron, tungstate of iron, and hematite, in which gold is held.
From Getting Gold: a practical treatise for prospectors, miners and students by J. C. F. (Joseph Colin Frances) Johnson
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