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molybdenite

molybdenite noun: a mineral, molybdenum disulfide MoS₂, that is the principal ore of molybdenum; it is structurally similar to graphite and has a similar look and feel.

molybdenite: a mineral, molybdenum disulfide MoS₂, that is the principal ore of molybdenum; it is structurally...
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Noun

molybdenite (countable and uncountable, plural molybdenites)

  1. A mineral, molybdenum disulfide MoS₂, that is the principal ore of molybdenum; it is structurally similar to graphite and has a similar look and feel.

molybdenite meaning in Tamil

molybdenite in Tamil

மொலித்தனைற்று

Forms of molybdenite

pluralmolybdenites

Origin of molybdenite

From molybdenum + -ite.

Questions about molybdenite

What does molybdenite mean?
Molybdenite means a mineral, molybdenum disulfide MoS₂, that is the principal ore of molybdenum; it is structurally similar to graphite and has a similar look and feel.
What is molybdenite in Tamil?
Molybdenite in Tamil is மொலித்தனைற்று. See Molybdenite meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is molybdenite?
Molybdenite is a noun.
What is the plural of molybdenite?
The plural of molybdenite is molybdenites.

Words near molybdenite in the dictionary

  1. molybdenacyclopentane
  2. molybdenate
  3. molybdenates
  4. molybdenic
  5. molybdeniferous
  6. molybdenite
  7. molybdenites
  8. molybdenosis
  9. molybdenous
  10. molybdenum
  11. molybdenum blue

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