What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Molybdenum vs Tarkianite - What's the difference?

molybdenum | tarkianite |

As nouns the difference between molybdenum and tarkianite

is that molybdenum is a metallic chemical element (symbol Mo) with an atomic number of 42 while tarkianite is an isometric-hextetrahedral black mineral containing copper, iron, molybdenum, rhenium, and sulfur.

molybdenum

English

(wikipedia molybdenum)

Noun

(-)
  • A metallic chemical element (symbol Mo) with an atomic number of 42.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1928, author=Lawrence R. Bourne
    • , title=Well Tackled! , chapter=4 citation , passage=Technical terms like ferrite, perlite, graphite, and hardenite were bandied to and fro, and when Paget glibly brought out such a rare exotic as ferro-molybdenum , Benson forgot that he was a master ship-builder, […]}}

    Derived terms

    * ferromolybdenum * moly * molybdate * molybdenated * molybdenian * molybdenum blue * molybdenum carbonyl * molybdenum chloride * molybdenum disulfide, molybdenum disulphide * molybdenum hexacarbonyl * molybdenum orange * molybdenum oxide * molybdenum sulfide, molybdenum sulphide * molybdenum trioxide * molybdian * molybdo-

    Related terms

    * molybdena * molybdenite * molybdic * molybdite * molybdous

    See also

    * powellite * wulfenite

    tarkianite

    English

    Noun

  • (mineralogy) An isometric-hextetrahedral black mineral containing copper, iron, molybdenum, rhenium, and sulfur.

    • References

    * Tarkianite in the Mineralogy Database: [http://webmineral.com/data/Tarkianite.shtml]