vanadium
A chemical element (symbol V) with atomic number 23; it is a transition metal, used in the production of special steels.
Other meanings
An atom of this element.
A kind of
- metallic element
Related words
- ferrovanadium
- vanadate
- vanadian
- vanadiate
- vanadic
- vanadinite
- vanadious
- vanadite
- vanadium-associated protein
- vanadium bromoperoxidase
- vanadium bronze
- vanadium group
Word history
From New Latin "vanadium".
Where this comes from
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