Molybdate

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The anion MoO₄²⁻.
  2. 2
    Any salt of molybdic acid.

Synonyms

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molybdenate

Etymology

From molybdic acid + -ate (“a derivative, a salt or ester”).

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molybdic acid

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