Etymology

molybdenite

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Today it means: A mineral, molybdenum disulfide MoS₂, that is the principal ore of molybdenum; it is structurally similar to graphite and has a similar look and feel. Full definition →

English molybdenum ← New Latin molybdaenum ← Latin molybdaena
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekμόλυβδος (mólubdos)
  2. Ancient Greekμολύβδαινα (molúbdaina)
  3. Latinmolybdaena
  4. New Latinmolybdaenum
  5. Englishmolybdenum
  6. English todaymolybdenite

From molybdenum + -ite.

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