Molybdenum

Quick meaning: Molybdenum is a noun meaning A chemical element (symbol Mo) with an atomic number of 42: a silvery metal, not found as a free element, used in steel alloys.

Meaning

A chemical element (symbol Mo) with an atomic number of 42: a silvery metal, not found as a free element, used in steel alloys.

More Meanings

1. A single atom of this element.

Example Sentences

a quadruple bond between molybdenums

At pH levels below 5, wheat yields may be low, molybdenum may become unavailable to plants, and other trace elements may be concentrated to toxic levels.

Technical terms like ferrite, perlite, graphite, and hardenite were bandied to and fro, and when Paget glibly brought out such a rare exotic as ferro-molybdenum, Benson forgot that he was a master ship-builder, […]

Extensive deposits of copper and molybdenum ore, situated some 200 miles northwest of Ulan Bator between the Selenga and Orkhon Rivers, will eventually be extracted by open‐pit methods and processed at the still unfinished town of Erdenet.

Word Forms

• molybdenums

Synonyms for molybdenum

Depending on context, synonyms include mo.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mo, tungsten, chromium, chrome, metal, grease.

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