In chemistry a molybdate is a compound containing an oxoanion with molybdenum in its highest oxidation state of 6. Molybdenum can form a very large range of such oxoanions which can be discrete structures or polymeric extended structures, although the latter are only found in the solid state.The larger oxoanions are members of group of compounds t...
• (n.) A salt of molybdic acid.
Mo·lyb'date noun (Chemistry) A salt of molybdic acid. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: mō-lib′dāt Definitions: 1. A salt of molybdic acid.
a salt of any molybdic acid.