molybdenum disulfide

noun

: a compound MoS2 used especially as a lubricant in grease

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Researchers in China managed to integrate nearly 6,000 molybdenum disulfide devices to make a RISC-V processor. — IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2025 The researchers applied the method to monolayer molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), a two-dimensional semiconductor considered a promising candidate for future transistor channels because it can be manufactured at atomic-layer thickness. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for molybdenum disulfide

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1869, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of molybdenum disulfide was in 1869

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“Molybdenum disulfide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/molybdenum%20disulfide. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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