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molybdosilicate

molybdosilicate noun: a complex anion, SiMo₁₂O₄₀⁴⁻ composed of four trimolybdate moieties surrounding a silicate group; any salt containing this ion.

Noun

molybdosilicate (plural molybdosilicates)

  1. A complex anion, SiMo₁₂O₄₀⁴⁻ composed of four trimolybdate moieties surrounding a silicate group; any salt containing this ion
    • Briefly, particles on polycarbonate membranes were digested with 0.2 mol L -1 NaOH. Silica concentration was measured through molybdosilicate blue spectrophotometry.2015 August 29, “Influence of a Decaying Cyclonic Eddy on Biogenic Silica and Particulate Organic Carbon in the Tropical South China Sea Based on 234 Th- 238 U Disequilibrium”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of molybdosilicate

pluralmolybdosilicates

Origin of molybdosilicate

From molybdo- + silicate.

Questions about molybdosilicate

What does molybdosilicate mean?
Molybdosilicate means a complex anion, SiMo₁₂O₄₀⁴⁻ composed of four trimolybdate moieties surrounding a silicate group; any salt containing this ion.
What part of speech is molybdosilicate?
Molybdosilicate is a noun.
What is the plural of molybdosilicate?
The plural of molybdosilicate is molybdosilicates.

Words near molybdosilicate in the dictionary

  1. molybdoprotein
  2. molybdoproteins
  3. molybdopterin
  4. molybdopterins
  5. molybdoscheelite
  6. molybdosilicate
  7. molybdosilicates
  8. molybdosis
  9. molybdosodalite
  10. molybdous
  11. molybdovanadate

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