molybdate

[ muh-lib-deyt ]

/ məˈlɪb deɪt /

a salt of any molybdic acid.

Origin of molybdate

First recorded in 1785–95; molybd(ic) + -ate²

A more eligible preparation is the molybdate of baryta, produced by mixing solutions of molybdate of potash and acetate of baryta.

Field's Chromatography |George Field
A blue precipitate falls, which is a molybdate of molybdic oxide, hydrated, and abundantly soluble in water.

Field's Chromatography |George Field
The fluid acquires a yellow coloration when boiled with a solution of molybdate of ammonia.

Legal Chemistry |A. Naquet
Molybdate of ammonium is the salt principally used in dyeing.

Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold Cooley

The solution containing the molybdate is neutralised and treated with an excess of mercurous nitrate.

A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. |Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer

molybdate

/ (mɒˈlɪbdeɪt) /

a salt or ester of a molybdic acid