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
As Ham Logan had guessed, the young fire-eater was mixing up a solution of tungstate of soda.
From Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater The Most Dangerous Performance on Record by Vance Barnum
With us, at least, tungstate of baryta is far from having the body of white lead, and indeed is inferior in opacity to good zinc white.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Thomas Salter
When the X-ray came up, I made the first fluoroscope, using tungstate of calcium.
From Edison, His Life and Inventions by Frank Lewis Dyer
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