molybdic

From molybdenum +‎ -ic. Doublet of plumbic.

• IPA^(key): /məˈlɪbdɪk/
• Hyphenation: mo‧lyb‧dic

molybdic (not comparable)

1. (inorganic chemistry) Relating to molybdenum, especially describing compounds of molybdenum in which it has an oxidation state of +6.
   • 1873 February 14, E. Esilman, “Dr. Morfit’s Work on Mineral Phosphates”, in The Chemical News, volume XXVII, number 690, page 74:

     Finally, the citric acid method is laid down as a means for estimating the phosphoric acid in phosphates of alumina. Recent investigations have fully proven the superiority of the molybdic process for such determinations.

   • 2012 February 16, “Tungsten-Moly Development: Adex updated plans for Mount Pleasant mine”, in Canadian Mining Journal‎:

     Having set a start-up date of early 2015, the company has begun metallurgical feasibility testing. The reopening plan also includes the production of potential final marketable metal products from the FTZ such as ammonia para-tungstate (APT) and molybdenum dioxide or molybdic oxide, which are in demand in the high tech metals industry.

2. (inorganic chemistry, obsolete) Belonging to the group of elements now recognized as groups 5 and 6.
   • 1857, William Odling, “On the Natural Grouping of the Elements”, in The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, volume XIII, number LXIV, page 486:

     That manganese and iron are associated by the strongest analogies is generally admitted, and the parallelism of nickel and cobalt is indisputable. Chromium serves to connect the ferric with the molybdic family, but appears to be more ferric than molybdic.

• molybdic acid
• phosphomolybdic

• molybdenic / molybdenous

• colymbid