noun
wolfram
WUULF-ruhm
noun
1
An older name for the metallic element tungsten.
"Wolfram is the source of the chemical symbol W for tungsten."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAnother, older word for the metal tungsten — this is where the chemical symbol "W" comes from.
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Etymology
Borrowed from German Wolfram, thought to come from Wolf ("wolf") plus Rahm ("cream, scum") — describing the mineral's tendency to interfere with tin smelting, as if it "devoured" the tin like a wolf.