molybdenum
A chemical element with an atomic number of 42: a silvery metal, not found as a free…A chemical element (symbol Mo) with an atomic number of 42: a silvery metal, not found as a free element, used in steel alloys.
» She was elated by the molybdenum assay of the ore sample from her claim.
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)A chemical element (symbol Mo) with an atomic number of 42: a silvery metal, not found as a free element, used in steel alloys.
Molybdän
молибде́нmolibdɛ́n
молібде́нmolibdén
a polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties; used to strengthen and harden steel
(countable, uncountable)A single atom of this element.
a quadruple bond between molybdenums
Examples
2 sentencesShe was elated by the molybdenum assay of the ore sample from her claim.
Molybdenum is a chemical element that is denoted by the letters Mo.
ruМолибден — химический элемент, который обозначается символом Mo. — odexed
Translations
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Origin
From New Latin molybdaenum, from molybdaena (“any of various substances resembling lead”),From New Latin molybdaenum, from molybdaena (“any of various substances resembling lead”), from Ancient Greek μολύβδαινα (molúbdaina, “a plummet, piece of lead”), from μόλυβδος (mólubdos, “lead; graphite”), from an Anatolian word cognate with Lydian 𐤪𐤠𐤭𐤦𐤥𐤣𐤠 (mariwda, “dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *morkʷ-iyo-, from a root *morkʷ- (“dark”), cognate with English murk. Cf. Latin plumbum nigrum 'lead'. The suffix is + -um (“a chemical element”).
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Forms
plural: molybdenums| Singular | molybdenum |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- a polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties; used to strengthen and harden steel:Moatomic number 42
Word family
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