molybdic, a.
(məʊˈlɪbdɪk)
[f. molybd-ena + -ic. Cf. F. molybdique.]
a. Min. Containing or derived from molybdenum. molybdic ochre = molybdite. molybdic silver = wehrlite. b. Chem. Applied to compounds containing molybdenum in its higher valency; esp. in molybdic acid.
| 1796 Hatchett in Phil. Trans. LXXXVI. 317 The yellow molybdic acid. 1807 T. Thomson Chem. (ed. 3) II. 247 The molybdic acid precipitates in the state of a fine white powder. 1823 W. Phillips Introd. Min. (ed. 3) 287 Molybdic Silver. 1854 Dana Syst. Min. (ed. 4) II. 527 (Index) Molybdic ochre. 1873 Watts Fownes' Chem. (ed. 11) 514 Solutions of molybdic salts have a reddish-brown colour. |