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
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It’s found in wolframite, and hubnerite and so on; but this is calcium tungstate, where it is found in connection with lime.
From Shadow Mountain by Coolidge, Dane
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 Beringer, Cornelius
Your statement regarding the action of the oxides of gold, in combination with the tungstate of bdellium, has more than in practice verified itself.
From The Brick Moon and Other Stories by Hale, Edward Everett
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