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tungstic

[ tuhng-stik ]

adjective

Chemistry.
  1. of or containing tungsten, especially in the pentavalent or hexavalent state.


tungstic

/ ˈʌŋɪ /

adjective

  1. of or containing tungsten, esp in a high valence state
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of tungstic1

First recorded in 1790–1800; tungst(en) + -ic
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of tungstic1

C18: from tungst ( en ) + -ic
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Tung′state, a salt of tungstic acid.—adjs.

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Thus, he was able to obtain solutions in water of the colloidal states of aluminic, ferric, chromic, stannic, metastannic, titanic, molybdic, tungstic, and silicic hydrates, all of which gelatinize under definite conditions like a solution of glue.

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To find uses for the immense quantities of minerals which abound all over the earth; to utilise wolfram and find applications for tungstic acid; to apply titanic acid to great industrial purposes; to produce aluminium on the large scale, as we now produce iron.

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Antimony Antimonic acid   Silver Argentic acid   Arsenic Arseniac acid Acid of arsenic Bismuth Bismuthic acid   Cobalt Cobaltic acid   Copper Cupric acid   Tin Stannic acid   Iron Ferric acid   Manganese Manganesic acid   Mercury Mercuric acid   Molybdena Molybdic acid Acid of molybdena Nickel Nickelic acid   Gold Auric acid   Platina Platinic acid   Lead Plumbic acid   Tungstein Tungstic acid Acid of Tungstein Zinc Zincic acid   Combinations of oxygen with simple non-metallic substances.

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To obtain the acid free, mix one part of ore of tungstein with four parts of carbonat of potash, and melt the mixture in a crucible, then powder and pour on twelve parts of boiling water, add nitric acid, and the tungstic acid precipitates in a concrete form.

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