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A mineral resembling graphite that is valued as the chief source of molybdenum and its compounds
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molybdenite
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n. (context mineralogy English) A mineral, molybdenum disulfide molybdenumsulfur 2 , that is the principal ore of molybdenum; it is structurally similar to graphite and has a similar look and feel.
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Molybdenite \Mo*lyb"de*nite\, n. [Cf. F. molybd['e]nite. See Molybdena .] (Min.) A mineral occurring in soft, lead-gray, foliated masses or scales, resembling graphite; sulphide of molybdenum.
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Molybdenite is a mineral of molybdenum disulfide , Mo S . Similar in appearance and feel to graphite , molybdenite has a lubricating effect that is a consequence of its layered structure. The atomic structure consists of a sheet of molybdenum atoms sandwiched ...
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n. a mineral resembling graphite that is valued as the chief source of molybdenum and its compounds
Usage examples of molybdenite.
With horror, Nog watched his prize drop onto the hard molybdenite floor.