Definitions for wulfeniteˈwʊl fəˌnaɪt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
wul•fen•iteˈwʊl fəˌnaɪt(n.)
a yellow to red, usu. crystalline mineral, lead molybdate, PbMoO4, an ore of molybdenum.
Category: Mineralogy
Origin of wulfenite:
1840–50; after F. X. von Wulfen (1728–1805), Austrian scientist; see -ite1
Princeton's WordNet
wulfenite(noun)
a yellow to orange or brown mineral used as a molybdenum ore
Wiktionary
wulfenite(Noun)
An orange mineral, lead molybdate, PbMoO, found in lead veins.
Webster Dictionary
Wulfenite(noun)
native lead molybdate occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually tabular, and of a bright orange-yellow to red, gray, or brown color; -- also called yellow lead ore
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