molybdénite

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

molybdénite

term created by the mineralogist Carl Wilhelm Scheele in 1778. The name derives from the Greek "molubdos" which referred to lead. This generic term was common to many minerals with a metallic luster that could contain lead, graphite, or antimony.

Definition

minéralogie

Plural

molybdénites

Translations

  • germangerman:Molybdänit
  • englishenglish:molybdenite
  • arabicarabic:مولبدينيت
  • spanishspanish:molibdenita
  • finnishfinnish:molybdeenihohde
  • greekgreek:μολυβδαινίτης
  • italianitalian:molibdenite
  • japanesejapanese:輝水鉛鉱
  • dutchdutch:molybdeniet
  • polishpolish:molibdenit
  • portugueseportuguese:molibdenite
  • russianrussian:молибденит
  • swedishswedish:molybdenglans
  • ukrainianukrainian:молібденіт

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