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noun
A mineral composed of calcium tungstate, with the chemical formula CaWO4; one of the principal ores for tungsten.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Broader terms: mineral, ore
noun
a mineral used as an ore of tungsten
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: mineral
History
Scheele + -ite. Named after Swedish chemist Karl Wilhelm Scheele (1742–1786)
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