tungstic
Syllables: tung·stic/ˈtʌŋstɪk/
tungstic adjective: of or relating to tungsten, especially hexavalent tungsten.
Adjective
tungstic (not comparable)
- Of or relating to tungsten, especially hexavalent tungsten.
- 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...
- 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
Origin of tungstic
From tungsten + -ic.
Words formed from tungstic
- phosphotungstic
- phosphotungstic acid
- polytungstic
- pyrotungstic
- silicotungstic
- tungstate
- tungstic acid
- tungstic anhydride
- tungstic chloride
- tungstic ocher
- tungstic ochre
- tungstic oxide
Questions about tungstic
- What does tungstic mean?
- Tungstic means of or relating to tungsten, especially hexavalent tungsten.
- What part of speech is tungstic?
- Tungstic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce tungstic?
- Tungstic is pronounced /ˈtʌŋstɪk/.
Words near tungstic in the dictionary
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