molybdenite

See also: molybdénite

English

Molybdenite

Etymology

From molybdenum +‎ -ite.

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.

Translations

mineral

• Finnish: molybdeenihohde, molybdeniitti
• French: molybdénite (fr) f
• German: Molybdänit m
• Italian: molibdenite f
• Polish: molibdenit (pl) m
• Russian: молибдени́т (ru) m (molibdenít)
• Spanish: molibdenita f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Molybdenite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “molybdenite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.