fer·ro·tung·sten

[fer-oh-tuhng-stuhn]
noun
a ferroalloy containing up to 80 percent tungsten.

Origin:
1880–85; ferro- + tungsten

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It was first produced in amounts comparable to those of the two alloys ferrotungsten and ferrochromium.
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