wolframite

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwʊlfrəˌmaɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(wŏŏl′frə mīt′, vôl′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
wolf•ram•ite  (wŏŏl′frə mīt′, vôl′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mineralogya mineral, iron manganese tungstate, (Fe,Mn)WO4, occurring in heavy grayish-black to brownish-black tabular or bladed crystals: an important ore of tungsten.
Also, wolfram. 
  • wolfram + -ite1 1865–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
wolframite / ˈwʊlfrəˌmaɪt/
  1. a black to reddish-brown mineral consisting of tungstates of iron and manganese in monoclinic crystalline form: it occurs mainly in quartz veins and is the chief ore of tungsten. Formula: (Fe,Mn)WO4
'wolframite' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ferberite - huebnerite - tungsten - wolfram

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