n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] 1. A fabulous herb of occult power, having a black root and white blossoms, said by Homer to have been given by Hermes to Ulysses to counteract the spells of Circe. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) A kind of garlic (Allium Moly) with large yellow flowers; -- called also golden garlic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A salt of molybdic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. molybdaena galena, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; lead. ] (Min.) See Molybdenite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. molybdénite. See Molybdena. ] (Min.) A mineral occurring in soft, lead-gray, foliated masses or scales, resembling graphite; sulphide of molybdenum. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) See Molybdous. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL.: cf. F. molybdène. See Molybdena. ] (Chem.) A rare element of the chromium group, occurring in nature in the minerals molybdenite and wulfenite, and when reduced obtained as a hard, silver-white, difficulty fusible metal. Symbol Mo. Atomic number 42. Atomic weight 95.94. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

a. [ Cf. F. molybdique. See molybdena. ] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, molybdenum; specif., designating those compounds in which the element has a higher valence, as contrasted with molybdous compounds; as, molybdic oxide. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Min.) Molybdic ocher. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Molybdena. ] Of, pertaining to, or containing, molybdenum; specif., designating those compounds in which molybdenum has a lower valence as contrasted with molybdic compounds. [ 1913 Webster ]