how to pronounce molybdenum

/məˈlɪbdɪnəm/

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molybdenum is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of molybdenum in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… was mostly molybdenum or some things …”

meanings of molybdenum

noun:

A single atom of this element.
A chemical element (symbol Mo) with an atomic number of 42: a silvery metal, not found as a free element, used in steel alloys.

molybdenum frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word molybdenum occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.