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moly

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
10
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈməʊli/ (UK)
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/ˈməʊli/ (UK) · /ˈmɒli/ (UK)

Definition of moly

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (Greek, countable, uncountable)A magic herb or plant used by Odysseus to overcome Circe.
    “It excels Homers moly, cures this, falling sickness, and almost all other infirmities.”
    “Or, propt on beds of amaranth and moly, / How sweet (while warm airs lull us, blowing lowly,)”
    “So spoke the Radiant One; then gave me the magic herb, pulling it from the ground and showing me in what form it grew; its root was black, its flower milk-white. Its name among the gods is moly.”
    “I would need all the secret herbs of Dicte […] . I would need as well the rest of my moly stores.”
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noun

  1. (Greek, countable, uncountable)A magic herb or plant used by Odysseus to overcome Circe.
    “It excels Homers moly, cures this, falling sickness, and almost all other infirmities.”
    “Or, propt on beds of amaranth and moly, / How sweet (while warm airs lull us, blowing lowly,)”
    “So spoke the Radiant One; then gave me the magic herb, pulling it from the ground and showing me in what form it grew; its root was black, its flower milk-white. Its name among the gods is moly.”
    “I would need all the secret herbs of Dicte […] . I would need as well the rest of my moly stores.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)Any plant associated with the mythological moly, especially the European allium, Allium moly.
  3. (informal, uncountable)Molybdenum.
    “The fuselage and tail unit were constructed of welded chrome-moly steel tubing, fabric covered, with two seats in one elongated open 'bathtub' cockpit.”
  4. (slang, uncountable)Molybdenum grease.

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Etymology

From Latin mōly, from Ancient Greek μῶλυ (môlu) (probably a loanword).

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