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noun
An orange mineral, lead molybdate, PbMoO4, found in lead veins.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
a yellow to orange or brown mineral used as a molybdenum ore
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: mineral
History
From Wulfen + -ite, for Austrian mineralogist Franz X. von Wulfen (1728-1805), named in 1841.
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