atomic number 42

1. 1.

   a polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties; used to strengthen and harden steel

   SynonymsmolybdenumMo

   Broadermetallic element

Questions about atomic number 42

What does atomic number 42 mean?

atomic number 42 means "a polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties; used to strengthen and harden steel".

What is another word for atomic number 42?

Close synonyms include molybdenum, Mo. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is atomic number 42 a common word?

atomic number 42 is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.