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Vanadium
//vəˈneɪdi.əm// noun
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Noun
- 1 A chemical element (symbol V) with atomic number 23; it is a transition metal, used in the production of special steels. countable, uncountable
- 2 a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite wordnet
- 3 A single atom of this element. countable
Etymology
Mid 19th century, from New Latin vanadium.
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