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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WOLFRAM, n. In mineralogy, an ore of tungsten. Its color is generally a brownish of grayish black; when cut with a knife, it gives a reddish brown streak. It occurs massive and crystalized, and in concentric lamellar concretions.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite [syn: tungsten, wolfram, W, atomic number 74]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: German Date: 1757 1. wolframite 2. tungsten

Dictionary of the Elements

wolfram Original name for tungsten.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 tungsten. 2 tungsten ore; a native tungstate of iron and manganese. Etymology: G: perh. f. Wolf WOLF + Rahm cream, or MHG ram dirt, soot

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Wolfram Wol"fram, n. [G.] (Min.) Same as Wolframite.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.