tungstic acid
noun
tung·stic acid
ˈtəŋ-stik- 
: a yellow crystalline powder WO3 that is the trioxide of tungsten
also
: an acid (such as H2WO4) derived from this trioxide
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Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele uncovered tungstic acid in the mineral now known as scheelite in 1781, more than 180 years following Brahe’s death.
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tungstic acid
noun
tung·stic acid
ˌtəŋ-stik-
: a yellow crystalline powder WO4 that is the trioxide of tungsten
also
: an acid (as H2WO4) derived from this trioxide
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