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molybdenum disulfide

molybdenum disulfide noun: a black, crystalline inorganic polymer of empirical formula MoS₂ that occurs as the mineral molybdenite and is used as a lubricant having a structure analogous to graphite.

Noun

molybdenum disulfide (uncountable)

  1. a black, crystalline inorganic polymer of empirical formula MoS₂ that occurs as the mineral molybdenite and is used as a lubricant having a structure analogous to graphite

Questions about molybdenum disulfide

What does molybdenum disulfide mean?
Molybdenum disulfide means a black, crystalline inorganic polymer of empirical formula MoS₂ that occurs as the mineral molybdenite and is used as a lubricant having a structure analogous to graphite.
What part of speech is molybdenum disulfide?
Molybdenum disulfide is a noun.

Words near molybdenum disulfide in the dictionary

  1. molybdenites
  2. molybdenosis
  3. molybdenous
  4. molybdenum
  5. molybdenum blue
  6. molybdenum disulfide
  7. molybdenum disulphide
  8. molybdenums
  9. molybdenyl
  10. molybdenyls
  11. molybdian

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