Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

molybdosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: molyb-do-sis
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

molybdenum poisoning

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Cattle and rabbits appear to be particularly intolerant of high dietary molybdenum levels. For example, in rabbits the symptoms of molybdosis include growth retardation, Alopecia, dermatosis, severe anemia, and bony deformities."
"Owing to the occurrence and economic importance of molybdosis in cattle, this species has been the primary subject of study of molybdenum metabolism."
"This concentration is below phytoxic level but is recommended to protect animals from molybdosis because of excess Mo in forages."

Etymology

From New Latin molybdenum + -osis.

Word Breakdown

Root: -
Suffix: molybdenum

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does molybdosis mean?: molybdenum poisoning
Where does molybdosis come from?: From New Latin molybdenum + -osis.

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