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molybdophyllite

molybdophyllite noun: a hexagonal-trapezohedral mineral containing hydrogen, lead, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.

Noun

molybdophyllite

  1. A hexagonal-trapezohedral mineral containing hydrogen, lead, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.

Origin of molybdophyllite

For its composition, Ancient Greek μόλυβδος (mólubdos, “lead”) and crystal habit φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”), + -ite. Note that the prefix molybdo- + here does NOT denote molybdenum; the element is named after the same Greek root.

Questions about molybdophyllite

What does molybdophyllite mean?
Molybdophyllite means a hexagonal-trapezohedral mineral containing hydrogen, lead, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.
What part of speech is molybdophyllite?
Molybdophyllite is a noun.

Words near molybdophyllite in the dictionary

  1. molybdomancy
  2. molybdomenite
  3. molybdophosphate
  4. molybdophosphates
  5. molybdophosphoric
  6. molybdophyllite
  7. molybdoprotein
  8. molybdoproteins
  9. molybdopterin
  10. molybdopterins
  11. molybdoscheelite

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