Molybdenum Definition

mə-lĭbdə-nəm
noun
A very hard, lustrous, silver-white metallic chemical element, used in alloys, points for spark plugs, etc.: symbol, Mo; at. no. 42
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • atomic number 42
  • m.o.

Origin of Molybdenum

  • New Latin from earlier molybdena lead ore from Latin molybdaena galena from Greek molubdaina from molubdos lead probably from Lydian mariwda dark

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From New Latin molybdenum, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος (molubdos, “lead"), because the two elements are so similar they were often confused.

    From Wiktionary

Molybdenum Sentence Examples

  • Many varying values have been given for the atomic weight of molybdenum.

  • Molybdenum, in the form of molybdenite (sulphide of molybdenum), is found in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, associated in the parent state with tin and bismuth in quartz reefs.

  • Molybdenum occurs in nature chiefly as the minerals molybdenite (MoS 2) and wulfenite (PbMo04), and more rarely as molybdic ochre (Moos) and ilsemannite; it also occurs in many iron ores.

  • Molybdenum monoxide, MoO.n(H 2 O), is a black powder obtained when the dichloride is boiled with concentrated potash solution.

  • Molybdenum sesquioxide, Mo 2 O 3, a black mass insoluble in acids, is formed by heating the corresponding hydroxide in vacuo, or by digesting the trioxide with zinc and hydrochloric acid.

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