molybdic

[ muh-lib-dik ]

/ məˈlɪb dɪk /

of or containing molybdenum, especially in the trivalent or hexavalent states, as molybdic acid, H2MoO4.

Origin of molybdic

First recorded in 1790–1800; molybd(enum) + -ic

The molybdic and tungstic acids combine with the soda, forming the respective salts.

A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe |Anonymous
A blue precipitate falls, which is a molybdate of molybdic oxide, hydrated, and abundantly soluble in water.

Field's Chromatography |George Field
(a.) Molybdenum (Mo) occurs in the metallic state; also combined with sulphur, or as molybdic acid combined with lead.

A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe |Anonymous
If the molybdic acid is fairly reduced by this means, it is to be moistened by nitric acid, and the heating repeated.

Poisons: Their Effects and Detection |Alexander Wynter Blyth

It is brittle and very infusible; when heated in contact with the air, it is converted into molybdic anhydride, MoO3.

Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold Cooley

molybdic

/ (mɒˈlɪbdɪk) /

of or containing molybdenum in the trivalent or hexavalent state

molybdic

[ mə-lĭb′dĭk ]

Of, relating to, or containing molybdenum or a compound containing molybdenum, especially with a valence of 6.