-dəˌnīt noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin molybdena + English -ite
: a mineral MoS 2 consisting of molybdenum disulfide that is valued as a source of molybdenum and its compounds and occurs in foliated masses or scales resembling graphite but differing from the latter in its bluer color, in giving a greenish streak on porcelain, and in yielding a sulfurous odor before the blowpipe (hardness 1-1.5, specific gravity 4.7-4.8)