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tungstic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈtʌŋstɪk/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *téngʰ-u-s ~ *tn̥gʰ-éw-s Proto-Germanic *þunguz Old Norse þungrder. Swedish tung Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nos Proto-Indo-European *stóyh₂nos Proto-Germanic *stainaz Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ (stainaʀ) Old Norse steinn Old Swedish sten Swedish sten Swedish tungstenbor. English tungsten Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English tungstic From tungsten + -ic.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of or relating to tungsten, especially hexavalent tungsten.
    • Thoria is introduced as thorium nitrate into the tungstic oxide before the latter is reduced by hydrogen to tungsten power. 1924, Zay Jeffries, Robert Samuel Archer, The Science of Metals, McGraw–Hill, page 106:
    • The tungſtic phoſoxyd (yellow oxyd of tungſten) appears to contain light in its compoſition. It gives out phoſoxygen, and becomes blue on expoſure to ſolar light. It appears capable of combining with the alkalies, alkaline earths, &c. 1799, Thomas Beddoes, Contributions to Physical and Mental Knowledge, Principally from the West of England, Bristol: Biggs & Cottle, page 120:
    • Having ſubjected to experiment an oxyd hitherto little known, I mean the tungſtic oxyd, I ſoon diſcovered that it is one of the moſt valuable ſubſtances for receiving and fixing vegetable colours. 1799, Cit. Guyton, “Experiments on the Colouring Matter of Vegetable Juices with the Tungstic Acid”, in Alexander Tilloch, editor, Philosophical Magazine, volume IV, number XIII, London: J. Davis, page 81:

Deriveds

phosphotungstic · tungstic ocher · polytungstic · phosphotungstic acid · tungstic anhydride · pyrotungstic · tungstic acid · tungstic oxide · tungstic chloride · tungstic ochre · silicotungstic · tungstate

Relateds

tungstous

Translations (3)

it tungstico (of or relating to tungsten) · pt túngstico (of or relating to tungsten) · fr tungstique (of or relating to tungsten)