wolfram

[ woo l-fruh m, vawl- ]
/ ˈwʊl frəm, ˈvɔl- /

noun

Chemistry. tungsten.
Mineralogy. wolframite.

Origin of wolfram

1750–60; < German Wolfram orig., wolframite, probably equivalent to Wolf wolf + -ram, representing Middle High German rām soot, dirt; formed on the model of personal names with initial Wolf-, as a contemptuous epithet for the mineral, which was considered worthless in comparison with tin ores, with which it is often found

Words nearby wolfram

wolfgang, wolfhound, wolfish, wolfit, wolfman, wolfram, wolfram von eschenbach, wolframate, wolframic, wolframite, wolfsbane

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British Dictionary definitions for wolfram

wolfram
/ (ˈwʊlfrəm) /

noun

another name for tungsten

Word Origin for wolfram

C18: from German, originally perhaps from the proper name, Wolfram, used pejoratively of tungsten because it was thought inferior to tin

Medical definitions for wolfram

wolfram
[ wul′frəm ]

n.

tungsten

Scientific definitions for wolfram

wolfram
[ wul′frəm ]

See tungsten.