"tung sten" Tungsten (in Swedish called "Wolfram")
It's a misspelling. I think you'll find the word should be tungsten which is a transition metal existing in a solid state. Silvery white in colour with an atomic weight of 183.84. Its chemical symbol is W, and its name comes from the Swedish words tung and sten meaning heavy stone.
Some elements with names of miscellaneous origins include tungsten (named after its Swedish name "tung sten," meaning heavy stone), uranium (after the planet Uranus), and mercury (named after the Roman god Mercury).
6.5 stone = 41.4 kg
The name change from wolfram to tungsten occurred to provide clarity and consistency in the scientific community. Tungsten is the international name for the element, derived from the Swedish words "tung sten" meaning heavy stone, which accurately reflects its properties.
It comes from the name Anders Dahl, a Swedish botanist.
It comes from a Swedish word that means "heavy stone".
The name for tungsten originates from the Swedish words "Tung" and "sten." This two words have the literal meaning of "heavy stone.' Discovered in 1783 in a mineral called wolframite, tungsten is classified as a metal.
Tungsten
The name Tungsten is Swedish in origin meaning "scheelite".
It's lawrencium. Its number 103
Tungsten's Latin name is "Wolfram". It is derived from the Swedish words "tung" and "sten", which mean "heavy stone" due to its high density.
The name "Tungsten" is from Swedish and Danish tung sten, meaning "hard-" or, more accurately, "heavy-stone"
Light as in illumination: ljus (pronounced yoos) Light as in not heavy: lätt
Tungsten is represented by the symbol W which came from its earlier name of Wolfram. Tungsten comes from Tung Sten, the Swedish words meaning heavy stone.
The Swedish word is: Le
The Swedish word for 'freedom' is 'frihet'.
The Swedish word for sun is sol.