"molybdenite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: molybdenites [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English molybdenum Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English molybdenite From molybdenum + -ite. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|molybdenum|-ite|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English molybdenum Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English molybdenite [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "lbor.", "keyword_label" : "Learned borrowing from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "demonym", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal adjectives", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-της", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ῑ́της", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ītēs", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "-ite", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ite", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "molybdenite", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="molybdenite"> From molybdenum + -ite. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} molybdenite (countable and uncountable, plural molybdenites)
  1. (mineralogy) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (mineral): molybdeenihohde (Finnish), molybdeniitti (Finnish), molybdénite [feminine] (French), Molybdänit [masculine] (German), molibdenite [feminine] (Italian), molibdenit [masculine] (Polish), молибдени́т (molibdenít) [masculine] (Russian), molibdenita [feminine] (Spanish)

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