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molybdous

molybdous adjective: of, pertaining to, or containing molybdenum.

Adjective

molybdous (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Of, pertaining to, or containing molybdenum
    • molybdous acid
    • molybdous dioxide

Origin of molybdous

From molybdenum + -ous.

Questions about molybdous

What does molybdous mean?
Molybdous means of, pertaining to, or containing molybdenum.
What part of speech is molybdous?
Molybdous is an adjective.

Words near molybdous in the dictionary

  1. molybdoscheelite
  2. molybdosilicate
  3. molybdosilicates
  4. molybdosis
  5. molybdosodalite
  6. molybdous
  7. molybdovanadate
  8. molybdovanadates
  9. molydopterin
  10. Molyneaux
  11. Molyneauxes

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