molybdenite (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *molybdenite*:
NOUN	substance	molybdenite	a mineral resembling graphite that is valued as the chief source of molybdenum and its compounds

English > *molybdenite*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A mineral resembling graphite that is valued as the chief source of molybdenum and its compounds.
Broader	mineral	Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
Substances	molybdenum, Mo, atomic number 42	A polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties
Spanish	molibdenita
Catalan	molibdenita

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