molybdenum

What does molybdenum mean?

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

How many syllables are in molybdenum?

molybdenum has 4 syllables: mo-lyb-de-num. The stress falls on "lyb". In IPA it is /məˈlɪbdɪnəm/.

What is another word for molybdenum?

Close synonyms include Mo, atomic number 42. 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 molybdenum a common word?

molybdenum 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.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for molybdenum come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.