vanadium

va·na·di·um

V v

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [vuh-ney-dee-uh m]
- /vəˈneɪ di əm/
- /vəˈneɪ.di.əm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vuh-ney-dee-uh m]
- /vəˈneɪ di əm/

Definitions of vanadium word

noun vanadium a rare element occurring in certain minerals and obtained as a light-gray powder with a silvery luster or as a ductile metal: used as an ingredient of steel to toughen it and increase its shock resistance. Symbol: V; atomic weight: 50.942; atomic number: 23; specific gravity: 5.96. 1
noun vanadium chemical element 1
noun vanadium a toxic silvery-white metallic element occurring chiefly in carnotite and vanadinite and used in steel alloys, high-speed tools, and as a catalyst. Symbol: V; atomic no: 23; atomic wt: 50.9415; valency: 2–5; relative density: 6.11; melting pt: 1910±10°C; boiling pt: 3409°C 0
noun vanadium a rare, malleable, ductile, silver-white, metallic chemical element: it is alloyed with steel, to which it adds tensile strength, and is used in nuclear applications, etc.: symbol, V; at. no., 23 0
noun vanadium A chemical element (symbol V) with atomic number 23; it is a transition metal, used in the production of special steels. 0
noun vanadium (Countable Noun) A single atom of this element. 0

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