MOLYBDENITE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does molybdenite mean? 

• MOLYBDENITE (noun)
  The noun MOLYBDENITE has 1 sense:

1. a mineral resembling graphite that is valued as the chief source of molybdenum and its compounds

  Familiarity information: MOLYBDENITE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOLYBDENITE (noun)

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Meaning:

A mineral resembling graphite that is valued as the chief source of molybdenum and its compounds

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("molybdenite" is a kind of...):

mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)

Meronyms (substance of "molybdenite"):

atomic number 42; Mo; molybdenum (a polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties; used to strengthen and harden steel)