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| platinoid |
an alloy made of copper, nickel, and zinc to which a small amount of tungsten or aluminum has been added, used esp. in electric coils. [1/3 definitions] |
| tungsten lamp |
an electric lamp with a tungsten filament or filaments that uses very low wattage. |
| tungsten steel |
an alloy of steel and tungsten, having great hardness and high resistance to heat. |
| W1 |
symbol of the chemical element tungsten. |
| wolfram |
tungsten. |
| wolframite |
a brown or black mineral that is an important ore from which tungsten is extracted. |
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