molybdate

American  

[muh-lib-deyt] / məˈlɪb deɪt /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a salt of any molybdic acid.

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molybdate British  

/ mɒˈlɪbdeɪt /

noun

1. a salt or ester of a molybdic acid

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Etymology

Origin of molybdate

First recorded in 1785–95; molybd(ic) + -ate ²

Example Sentences

For percentages between 5 and 20 add 30–35 cc. of molybdate solution.

From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)

The molybdate solution should be of such a strength that 1 cc. will precipitate 0.01 gramme of lead.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various

A blue precipitate falls, which is a molybdate of molybdic oxide, hydrated, and abundantly soluble in water.

From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas

There are several volumetric methods for assaying lead ores, but the best known is that based on the precipitation of lead by ammonium molybdate in an acetic acid solution.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various

The addition of 75 cc. of ammonium molybdate solution insures the presence of a liberal excess of the reagent, but the filtrate should be tested as in all quantitative procedures.

From An Introductory Course of Quantitative Chemical Analysis With Explanatory Notes by Talbot, Henry P.