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Webster 1913 Edition


Polytungstic

Polˊy-tung′stic

,
Adj.
(Chem.)
Containing several tungsten atoms or radicals;
as,
polytungstic
acid
.
Polytungstic acid
(Chem.)
,
any one of several complex acids of tungsten containing more than one atom of tungsten.
By pressing the wood cut into semifluid metal, an intaglio matrix is produced: and from this matrix, in a similar way, a
polytype
in relief is obtained.
Hansard.