This element's W stands for wolfram, and it's the metal with the highest melting point. What's it called now?
Answer Tungsten
On the periodic table, tungsten appears with the symbol W. In Germany, tungsten was known as wolfram. Our English pronunciation of tungsten comes from the Swedish words tung and sten, meaning "heavy stone".
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