Wŏl'fram, n.

(Synop., § 130), n. [Ger. wolfram, wolf-frum, wolfschaum, wolfshaar: wolfram, from wolf, wolf, and ram, rahm, cream, soot.] (Min.) An ore of tungsten; a tungstate of iron, or of iron and manganese, generally brownish or grayish black in color, and sub-metallic in luster. It occurs massive and crystallized, and in concentric, lamellar concretions. Dana.