a spreading perennial forage grass, Melinis minutiflora, native to tropical Africa, that is covered with hairs which exude a sweet substance having the odour of molasses

(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of molybdenum disulfide

(chemistry) a black, crystalline inorganic polymer of empirical formula MoS₂ that occurs as the mineral molybdenite and is used as a lubricant having a structure analogous to graphite

A technique, used in the production of thin films of ultra-pure semiconductors, that grows the film by condensation of evaporated atoms.

Any of several small, insectivorous burrowing mammals of the family Chrysochloridae, native to southern Africa.

(astronomy) A large and relatively dense cloud of cold gas and dust in interstellar space from which new stars are formed

The act of molesting.

A small mound of earth created by a mole's burrowing underneath the surface of the ground.

The fur of a mole. / A cotton twill fabric with a heavy velvety nap. / (by extension, in the plural) Clothing made of this fabric. / A padded adhesive bandage used to prevent or treat blisters.

To cover with a moleskin bandage.