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4 definitions found 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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