Meanings
nounwulfenite (countable and uncountable, plural wulfenites)
plural wulfenites
- countableuncountablechemistryAn orange mineral, lead molybdate, PbMoO₄, found in lead veins.
Origin
From German Wulfen + -ite, for Austrian mineralogist Franz X. von Wulfen (1728-1805), named in 1841.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish wulfeniitti
- wulfeniittia mineral, lead molybdate
French wulfénite
- wulfénitea mineral, lead molybdate
German Wulfenit
- Wulfenita mineral, lead molybdate
Italian wulfenite
- wulfenitea mineral, lead molybdate
Portuguese wulfenita
- wulfenitaa mineral, lead molybdate
Spanish wulfenita
- wulfenitaa mineral, lead molybdate
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APA
wulfenite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wulfenite
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“wulfenite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wulfenite. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wulfenite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wulfenite.
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