molybdenum disulfide

noun

: a compound MoS₂ used especially as a lubricant in grease

Examples of molybdenum disulfide in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The team also demonstrated selective metal deposition using structures combining molybdenum disulfide and molybdenum diselenide (MoSe₂). — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026

Researchers in China managed to integrate nearly 6,000 molybdenum disulfide devices to make a RISC-V processor. — IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2025

On Wednesday, a team of researchers from China used a paper published in Nature to describe a 32-bit RISC-V processor built using molybdenum disulfide instead of silicon as the semiconductor. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

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