molybdenum

Significado (Inglés)

1. (countable, uncountable) A chemical element (symbol Mo) with an atomic number of 42: a silvery metal, not found as a free element, used in steel alloys.
2. (countable, uncountable) A single atom of this element.

Conceptos

molibdeno

molibdénio

Mo

Sinónimos

Mo

atomic number 42

atomic No 42

Traducciones

molybdène

molibdeno

Molybdän

molybdeen

molibdénio

molibden

μολυβδένιο

molibdênio

molibdè

μολυβδαίνιο

molibdèn

موليبدنيوم

موليبدنم

molibdèn

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/məˈlɪbdɪnəm/

Etimología (Inglés)

Cognado con Lydian: 𐤪𐤠𐤭𐤦𐤥𐤣𐤠

In summary

From New Latin molybdaenum, from molybdaena (“any of various substances resembling lead”), from Ancient Greek μολύβδαινα (molúbdaina, “a plummet, piece of lead”), from μόλυβδος (mólubdos, “lead; graphite”), from an Anatolian word cognate with Lydian 𐤪𐤠𐤭𐤦𐤥𐤣𐤠 (mariwda, “dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *morkʷ-iyo-, from a root *morkʷ- (“dark”), cognate with English murk. Cf. Latin plumbum nigrum 'lead'. The suffix is + -um (“a chemical element”).
Attested since the last quarter of 18th century.