/wool"freuhm, vawl"-/ , n.
1. Chem. tungsten.
2. Mineral. wolframite.
[ 1750-60; Wolfram orig., wolframite, prob. equiv. to Wolf WOLF + -ram, repr. MHG ram soot, dirt; formed on the model of personal names with initial Wolf-, as a contemptuous epithet for the mineral, which was considered worthless in comparison with tin ores, with which it is often found ]