noun
- a salt of molybdic acid containing the anion MoO4²⁻
Usage: chemistry
Examples
- Sodium molybdate is used as a corrosion inhibitor in cooling systems.
- The laboratory analyzed the molybdate concentration in the water sample.
- Ammonium molybdate serves as a reagent in phosphate testing.
- The plant requires trace amounts of molybdate for proper enzyme function.
- Calcium molybdate occurs naturally in the mineral powellite.
- The researcher prepared a molybdate solution for the experiment.