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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wolfram \Wol"fram\, n. [G.] (Min.)
Same as {Wolframite}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wolframite \Wol"fram*ite\, n. [G., wolframit, wolfram; wolf wolf
+ rahm cream, soot; cf G. wolfsruss wolfram, lit., wolf's
soot.] (Min.)
Tungstate of iron and manganese, generally of a brownish or
grayish black color, submetallic luster, and high specific
gravity. It occurs in cleavable masses, and also
crystallized. Called also {wolfram}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
wolfram
n : a heavy gray-white metallic element; the pure form is used
mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several
ores including wolframite and scheelite [syn: {tungsten},
{W}, {atomic number 74}]
From Elements database 20001107 [elements]:
wolfram
Original name for {tungsten}.
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