molybdenite

See also: molybdénite

English

Molybdenite

Etymology

From molybdenum +‎ -ite.

Noun

molybdenite (countable and uncountable, plural molybdenites)

(mineralogy) A mineral, molybdenum disulfide Mo S₂, that is the principal ore of molybdenum; it is structurally similar to graphite and has a similar look and feel.

Translations

mineral

Finnish: molybdeenihohde, molybdeniitti
French: molybdénite (fr) f
German: Molybdänit m
Italian: molibdenite f

Polish: molibdenit (pl) m
Russian: молибдени́т (ru) m (molibdenít)
Spanish: molibdenita f

Further reading

“Molybdenite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
“molybdenite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.

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