molybdenum trioxide
nounChemistry.
a white, crystalline, sparingly water-soluble powder, MoO3, used chiefly in the manufacture of molybdenum compounds.
- Also called molybdic anhydride, molybdic oxide.
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How to use molybdenum trioxide in a sentence
A blue precipitate falls, which is a molybdate of molybdic oxide, hydrated, and abundantly soluble in water.
Field's Chromatography | George Field
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