Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Designating molybdenum or a compound containing molybdenum, especially with valence 6.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Pertaining to or obtained from molybdenum.
Wiktionary
- adj. inorganic chemistry Of or pertaining to molybdenum, especially describing compounds of molybdenum in which it has a valence of 6
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, molybdenum; specif., designating those compounds in which the element has a higher valence, as contrasted with
molybdous compounds.
Examples
“Quartzite, with traces of galena and molybdic sulphide. 3 and 4.”
“On this account molybdic acid is often used in the estimation of the phosphoric acid present in a substance.”
“A blue precipitate falls, which is a molybdate of molybdic oxide, hydrated, and abundantly soluble in water.”
Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists
“Molybdenum occurs in nature chiefly as molybdenite (MoS_ {2}); it also occurs in wulfenite, a molybdate of lead (PbMoO_ {4}), and in molybdic ochre (MoO_ {3}).”
A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.
“In the second case (39) are the Molybdates and molybdic acid; the”
“One is blue, the other is pale yellow; they both possess acid properties, and therefore may be disting; uished by the names of molybdoiis and molybdic acids.”
Internet Archive: Elements of Chemical Philosophy: Part 1, Vol.1
“_ -- (1) Wagner's reagent (iodine dissolved in a solution of potassium iodide) yields a reddish-brown precipitate; (2) Mayer's reagent (potassio-mercuric iodide) gives a yellowish-white precipitate; (3) phospho-molybdic acid gives a yellow precipitate; (4) platinic chloride, a brown precipitate; (5) tannic acid, etc.”
“Thus we have molybdic acid (H_ {2} MoO_ {4}), the ammonium salt of which is (NH_ {4}) _ {2} MoO_ {4}.”
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