tungstate
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tungstate
First recorded in 1790–1800; tungst(ic acid) + -ate 2
Example Sentences
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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
It has them, too, to a certain extent, but by experimenting Joe had found the tungstate of soda best.
From Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater The Most Dangerous Performance on Record by Barnum, Vance
Unaffected by foul air, the tungstate appears to possess the common fault of all whites when compared with white lead—want of body, moreover it is a bad dryer.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas
On the inside of this is spread a layer of tungstate of calcium.
From Edison, His Life and Inventions by Dyer, Frank Lewis
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