How to Use molybdenum in a Sentence

molybdenum

noun
  • The cell is built on a soda-lime glass substrate with a molybdenum back contact.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The chassis is now stiffer too, thanks to a chromium-molybdenum-steel trellis frame.
    — New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2026
  • For a problem like this, the team used a thin layer of molybdenum to sandwich them together.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Then there are micronutrients like zinc, boron, molybdenum and others.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The chrome-molybdenum steel frame now comes with an aluminum and glass-fiber reinforced nylon subframe, which helps keep the weight down.
    — New Atlas, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The bike is built around a high-strength chrome-molybdenum steel (Cr-Mo) frame, and a subframe that’s made from aluminum.
    — New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The flock is believed to have been poisoned by land contaminated with high levels of molybdenum.
    — Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 3 Dec. 2022
  • The company's surface samples have shown cobalt, zinc, nickel and molybdenum.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 21 June 2018
  • The new lineup of vitamins and minerals includes molybdenum, boron, and choline.
    — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The team addressed this challenge with the new chromium-molybdenum-silicon alloy.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
  • After excavation, the ore would be crushed and washed with water and reagents to concentrate the copper and molybdenum.
    — Douglas Main, National Geographic, 25 Apr. 2019
  • It’s made of a proprietary molybdenum high-carbon stainless steel and tends to hold a slightly sharper edge than the Tojiro.
    — Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Bingham Canyon accounts for all the molybdenum and silver produced in Utah and nearly all the copper and gold.
    — Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 June 2021
  • Tu said those include chromoly, a strong steel alloy made with chromium and molybdenum, and carbon fiber, a lightweight substance used in the fuselage and wings of planes.
    — Chris Fuchs, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2017
  • Other trace elements include iron, manganese, zinc, boron, molybdenum and chlorine.
    — Amy Hall, sandiegouniontribune.com, 7 Mar. 2018
  • Depending on the day of the week, the space may clickety-clack to the sound of a lathe winding molybdenum wire around side rods, or the ragged hiss of gas flames heating and sealing glass bulbs.
    — Roy Furchgott, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Over a billion pounds of molybdenum have been recovered during the mine’s operational lifetime.
    — Jeffrey Marlow, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2015
  • They’re made of alternating layers of molybdenum and silicon and are polished to a precision measured in atoms.
    — Tim De Chant, Ars Technica, 21 Jan. 2022
  • But over the ages, steel makers learned that a pinch of cobalt or a dash of chromium—or a smidge of more exotic compounds such as vanadium or molybdenum—changes a steel’s character.
    — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 5 Mar. 2021
  • The components not covered by the heat shield are made of a molybdenum alloy, which has a melting point of more than 4,000°F.
    — Brian Resnick, Vox, 8 Aug. 2018
  • The steel blade is hard, a 59 HRC, with a mix of chromium, carbon, molybdenum, and vanadium.
    — Molly Higgins, Wired News, 2 May 2025
  • After the patterning is achieved, the alpha-molybdenum trioxide layer can simply be peeled off the silica.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 May 2026
  • Four years later, North Korean media credited Weimin for the first plant to process molybdenum.
    — James T. Areddy, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2018
  • Results of the mouse study showed molybdenum concentrations in the body returned to those similar to the control group’s within 22 weeks.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Apr. 2023
  • This caused the alpha-molybdenum trioxide to buckle under the stress, while at the same time softening the silica underneath.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 May 2026
  • Each steel contains different chemical elements, such as molybdenum and vanadium, which are mined only in a few countries.
    — Peter Müllner, The Conversation, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Refractory alloys are based on elements such as tungsten, niobium and molybdenum, which have some of the highest melting points of any metals.
    — Vitor Rielli, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026
  • This steel is similar to 440C (a common stainless steel) but molybdenum is added to increase performance.
    — Matt Foster, Field & Stream, 8 Jan. 2020
  • This steel is similar to 440C (a common stainless steel), but molybdenum is added to increase performance.
    — Popular Science, 15 Jan. 2020
  • The new device was made using the semiconductor molybdenum disulfide, which consists of a sheet of molybdenum atoms sandwiched between two layers of sulfur atoms.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 16 Apr. 2025

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