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hexamolybdenum

hexamolybdenum noun: a species of mineral, (Mo,Ru,Fe,Ir,Os), discovered in an inclusion of the Allende meteorite.

Noun

hexamolybdenum (uncountable)

  1. A species of mineral, (Mo,Ru,Fe,Ir,Os), discovered in an inclusion of the Allende meteorite.

Origin of hexamolybdenum

From hexa- (in reference to its hexagonal symmetry) + molybdenum.

Questions about hexamolybdenum

What does hexamolybdenum mean?
Hexamolybdenum means a species of mineral, (Mo,Ru,Fe,Ir,Os), discovered in an inclusion of the Allende meteorite.
What part of speech is hexamolybdenum?
Hexamolybdenum is a noun.

Words near hexamolybdenum in the dictionary

  1. hexaminidase
  2. hexaminidases
  3. hexaminolevulinate
  4. hexamitiases
  5. hexamitiasis
  6. hexamolybdenum
  7. hexamutant
  8. hexamutants
  9. hexanal
  10. hexanaldehyde
  11. hexanals

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