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Definition of "molybdic" []

  • Designating molybdenum or a compound containing molybdenum, especially with valence 6. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "molybdic" in a sentence
  • "Quartzite, with traces of galena and molybdic sulphide. 3 and 4."
  • "On this account molybdic acid is often used in the estimation of the phosphoric acid present in a substance."
  • "A blue precipitate falls, which is a molybdate of molybdic oxide, hydrated, and abundantly soluble in water."