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
Commercial sodium tungstate is fused with dried calcium chloride in the proportion of three parts of the former to two parts of the latter, both constituents being in fine powder and well mixed together.
From On Laboratory Arts by Threlfall, Richard
When this state is attained the Roentgen effect as tested by a screen of calcium tungstate should be very brilliant.
From On Laboratory Arts by Threlfall, Richard
Tungsten, tung′sten, n. a rare metal, chiefly derived from wolfram, which is a tungstate of iron and manganese, and likewise found in scheelite, which is a tungstate of lime.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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