Meaning of VANADIUM
| Pronunciation: | | vu'neydeeum
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| | Definition: | | [n] a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite |
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| | Synonyms: | | atomic number 23, V |
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| | See Also: | | carnotite, metal, metallic element, vanadinite | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Va*na"di*um\, n. [NL., fr. Icel. Vanad[=i]s, a surname
of the Scandinavian goddess Freya.] (Chem.)
A rare element of the nitrogen-phosphorus group, found
combined, in vanadates, in certain minerals, and reduced as
an infusible, grayish-white metallic powder. It is
intermediate between the metals and the non-metals, having
both basic and acid properties. Symbol V (or Vd, rarely).
Atomic weight 51.2.
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