molybdenum
English
/məˈlɪbdɪnəm/
noun
Definitions
- A chemical element (symbol Mo) with an atomic number of 42: a silvery metal, not found as a free element, used in steel alloys.
- A single atom of this element.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin molybdaenum derived from Ancient Greek μολύβδαινα (a plummet, piece of lead) derived from Proto-Indo-European *morkʷ-iyo-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*morkʷ-iyo-
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- dimolybdenum English
- ferromolybdenum English
- molybdate English
- molybdeniferous English
- molybdenite English
- molybdian English
- molybdic English
- molybdosis English
- molybdous English
- nonmolybdenum English
- organomolybdenum English
- phosphomolybdenum English
- phosphomolybdic English
- radiomolybdenum English
- silicomolybdic English
- trimolybdenum English
- molybdaenum Latin
- молибде́н Russian
- молибден Russian
- μολύβδαινα Ancient Greek
- μόλυβδος Ancient Greek
- *mor-, *mer- Proto-Indo-European
- *morkʷ-iyo- Proto-Indo-European
- molybden Norwegian Bokmål
- molybden Norwegian Nynorsk
- 鉬 Chinese
- 𐤪𐤠𐤭𐤦𐤥𐤣𐤠 Lydian