Meanings
nounoxythiomolybdate (plural oxythiomolybdates)
plural oxythiomolybdates
- An anion containing molybdenum, sulfur, and oxygen, specifically MoOS₃⁻².
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
- Ancient Greekὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)
- Englishoxy-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
- Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
- Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
- Englishthio-
- Englishmolybdate
- Englishoxythiomolybdate
From oxy- + thio- + molybdate.
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