Meanings
nounmolybdenite (countable and uncountable, plural molybdenites)
plural molybdenites
- countableuncountablechemistryA mineral, molybdenum disulfide MoS₂, that is the principal ore of molybdenum; it is structurally similar to graphite and has a similar look and feel.
Origin
- Ancient Greekμόλυβδος (mólubdos)
- Ancient Greekμολύβδαινα (molúbdaina)
- Latinmolybdaena
- New Latinmolybdaenum
- Englishmolybdenum
- Englishmolybdenite
From molybdenum + -ite.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish molybdeenihohde, molybdeniitti
- molybdeenihohdemineral
- molybdeniittimineral
French molybdénite
- molybdénitemineral
German Molybdänit
- Molybdänitmineral
Italian molibdenite
- molibdenitemineral
Polish molibdenit
- molibdenitmineral
Russian молибдени́т
- молибдени́т (molibdenít)mineral
Spanish molibdenita
- molibdenitamineral
Cite this entry
APA
molybdenite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molybdenite
MLA
“molybdenite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molybdenite. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “molybdenite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molybdenite.
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