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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a yellow to orange or brown mineral used as a molybdenum ore;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Wulfenite \Wul"fen*ite\, n. [So named after F. X. Wulfen, an Australian mineralogist.] (Min.) Native lead molybdate occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually tabular, and of a bright orange-yellow to red, gray, or brown color; -- also called yellow lead ore. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

wulfenite n 1: a yellow to orange or brown mineral used as a molybdenum ore