Assertion: tungsten | /r/Synonym | wolfram
Facets:
value: from wolframite
type: LOCATION
value: originally
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Tungsten is also known as wolfram, from WOLFRAMITE, the mineral from which the element was first recognized by the English chemist Peter Woulfe in 1779.
text: W is "wolfram ", named after the tungsten mineral wolframite).
text: It is also called wolfram and has the chemical symbol of W. It was identified as a new element in 1781, and first isolated as a metal in 1783.
text: Tungsten was originally known as wolfram, explaining the choice of "W" for its elemental symbol.
text: Tungsten used to be known as wolfram (from wolframite, said to be named from wolf rahm or spumi lupi, because the ore interfered with the smelting of tin and was supposed to devour the tin).
text: Tungsten was discovered in 1783, it is also known as wolfram as it is an exceptionally strong metal.