molybdenum disulfide


nounChemistry.
  1. a black crystalline powder, MoS2, insoluble in water, used as a lubricant and as a hydrogenation catalyst.

Origin of molybdenum disulfide

1
First recorded in 1930–35
  • Also called molybdenum sulfide.

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