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Moly

noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A magic herb or plant used by Odysseus to overcome Circe. Greek, countable, uncountable

    "It excels Homers moly, cures this, falling sickness, and almost all other infirmities."

  2. 2
    Molybdenum. informal, uncountable

    "The fuselage and tail unit were constructed of welded chrome-moly steel tubing, fabric covered, with two seats in one elongated open 'bathtub' cockpit."

  3. 3
    Any plant associated with the mythological moly, especially the European allium, Allium moly. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    Molybdenum grease. slang, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin mōly, from Ancient Greek μῶλυ (môlu) (probably a loanword).

Etymology 2

Clipping of molybdenum.

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