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noun • a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite | ||||||||
| 38% | 8 | Lead — a radioactive element? Not lead, it's a metallic element | ||||||
noun • a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite | ||||||||
| 37% | 7 | Element in vacuum tube filaments | ||||||
noun • a soft silvery-white tetravalent radioactive metallic element; isotope 232 is used as a power source in nuclear reactors; occurs in thorite and in monazite sands | ||||||||
Metallic Element Used For Lamp Filaments Crossword Clue
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TUNGSTEN which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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TUNGSTEN
Updated: October 13, 2023
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