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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An orange mineral, lead molybdate, PbMoO₄, found in lead veins. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   a yellow to orange or brown mineral used as a molybdenum ore wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

alabasterasphaltmineral

Etymology

From Wulfen + -ite, for Austrian mineralogist Franz X. von Wulfen (1728-1805), named in 1841.

Related phrases

lead molybdate

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