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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[Cf. F.

molybdique

. See

(Chem.)

Of, pertaining to, or containing, molybdenum; specif., designating those compounds in which the element has a higher valence, as contrasted with

molybdous

compounds;

as,

molybdic

oxide

molybdic ‎(not comparable)

(inorganic chemistry) Of or pertaining to molybdenum, especially describing compounds of molybdenum in which it has a valence of 6