Molybdic
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Relating to molybdenum, especially describing compounds of molybdenum in which it has an oxidation state of +6. not-comparable
"Finally, the citric acid method is laid down as a means for estimating the phosphoric acid in phosphates of alumina. Recent investigations have fully proven the superiority of the molybdic process for such determinations."
- 2 Belonging to the group of elements now recognized as groups 5 and 6. not-comparable, obsolete
"That manganese and iron are associated by the strongest analogies is generally admitted, and the parallelism of nickel and cobalt is indisputable. Chromium serves to connect the ferric with the molybdic family, but appears to be more ferric than molybdic."
Example
More examples"Finally, the citric acid method is laid down as a means for estimating the phosphoric acid in phosphates of alumina. Recent investigations have fully proven the superiority of the molybdic process for such determinations."
Etymology
From molybdenum + -ic. See also plumbic.
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