Definition of VANADIUM

vanadium

Meanings

Plural: vanadiums

Noun

  • a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite
  • A chemical element (symbol V) with atomic number 23; it is a transition metal, used in the production of special steels.
  • A single atom of this element.

Origin / Etymology

Old Norse Vanadís, a name of the goddess Freyja, + -ium.

Synonyms

atomic number 23, panchromium, rionium, V

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