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| va·na·di·um [ və náydee əm ] |
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silvery-white metallic element: a poisonous silvery white metallic element. Source: carnotite, vanadinite. Use: manufacture of tough steel alloys, catalyst.
Symbol V
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| [Mid-19th century. < modern Latin< Old Norse Vanadis, Scandinavian goddess] |
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