molybd-

combining form

variants or molybdo-

1

: lead

molybdophyllite

2

[New Latin molybdena & molybdenum] : molybdenum : molybdous

molybdophosphate

molybdocyanide

Word History

Etymology

Latin molybd-, from Greek molybd-, molybdo-, from molybdos

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