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Definition of Atomic number 74
1. 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.
Generic synonyms: Metal, Metallic Element
Substance meronyms: Scheelite, Iron Manganese Tungsten, Wolframite
Lexicographical Neighbors of Atomic Number 74
Literary usage of Atomic number 74
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1917)
"The shortest wave-length given out by tungsten, atomic number 74, and the only
heavy element whose X-ray constants have been accurately determined, ..."
2. The Electron: Its Isolation and Measurement and the Determination of Some of by Robert Andrews Millikan (1917)
"The two K lines are here close to the central image, for the K wave-lengths are
here very short, since tungsten has a high atomic number (74). ..."
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