molybdate

[ muh-lib-deyt ]

nounChemistry.
  1. a salt of any molybdic acid.

Origin of molybdate

1
First recorded in 1785–95; molybd(ic) + -ate2

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molybdate

/ (mɒˈlɪbdeɪt) /


noun
  1. a salt or ester of a molybdic acid

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