molybdenianadj.
/mɒlɪbˈdiːnɪən/, U.S. /ˌmɑlɪbˈdiniən/ Mineralogy.
Of a mineral: having a (small) proportion of a constituent element replaced by molybdenum.
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sodian1930
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thorian1930
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molybdian1951
niobian1956
1930 W. T. Schaller in Amer. Mineralogist 15 571 Adjectival Endings of Chemical Elements... Molybdenum—molybdenian.
1953 Amer. Mineralogist 38 904 Prior to oxidation the rock contained..a few grains of molybdenian scheelite.
1958 Amer. Mineralogist 43 159 The mineral is properly termed molybdenian stolzite becuse the ratio of W : Mo exceeds 1 : 1.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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