Hyphenation
mo·lyb·de·numTurkish pronunciation
mılîbdînımPronunciation
/məˈləbdənəm/ /məˈlɪbdɪnəm/
Etymology
[ -n&m ] (noun.) 1816. From New Latin molybdenum, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος (“lead”), because the two elements are so similar they were often confused.