molybdenite
[ muh-lib-duh-nahyt ]
/ məˈlɪb dəˌnaɪt /
noun
a soft, graphitelike mineral, molybdenum sulfide, MoS2, occurring in foliated masses or scales: the principal ore of molybdenum.
Origin of molybdenite
Words nearby molybdenite
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molybdate orange,
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molybdenum disulfide,
molybdenum trioxide
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British Dictionary definitions for molybdenite
molybdenite
/ (mɒˈlɪbdɪˌnaɪt) /
noun
a soft grey mineral consisting of molybdenum sulphide in hexagonal crystalline form with rhenium as an impurity: the main source of molybdenum and rhenium. Formula: MoS 2
Scientific definitions for molybdenite
molybdenite
[ mə-lĭb′də-nīt′ ]
A soft, lead-gray hexagonal mineral that is the principal ore of molybdenum. It occurs as sheetlike masses in pegmatites and in areas where contact metamorphism has taken place. Chemical formula: MoS2.