| molybdic | <chemistry> 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. Origin: Cf. F. Molybdique. See molybdena. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| molybdic acid | MoO3-H2O;a yellowish crystalline acid, forming molybdates; used in the determination of phosphorus or phosphate. (05 Mar 2000) |