molybdenum disulfide

molybdenum disulfide

noun Chemistry.
a black crystalline powder, MoS2, insoluble in water, used as a lubricant and as a hydrogenation catalyst.
Also called molybdenum sulfide.


Origin:
1930–35
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Molybdenum disulfide is always a great word to know.
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the process or result of a chemical reaction to oxygen, or the deposit that forms on the surface of a metal as it oxidizes
having an unsymmetrical arrangement of atoms in a molecule, or noting a carbon atom bonded to four different atoms or groups
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