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vanadium

va·na·di·um [ və náydee əm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
silvery-white metallic element: a poisonous silvery white metallic element. Source: carnotite, vanadinite. Use: manufacture of tough steel alloys, catalyst.
Symbol  V


[Mid-19th century. < modern Latin< Old Norse Vanadis, Scandinavian goddess]
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