vanadium

va·na·di·um  (v-nd-m)

n. Symbol V

A bright white, soft, ductile metallic element found in several minerals, notably vanadinite and carnotite, having good structural strength and used in rust-resistant high-speed tools, as a carbon stabilizer in some steels, as a titanium-steel bonding agent, and as a catalyst. Atomic number 23; atomic weight 50.942; melting point 1,890°C; boiling point 3,000°C; specific gravity 6.11; valence 2, 3, 4, 5. See Table at element.

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[From Old Norse Vanads, the goddess Freya; see wen-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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vanadium

Noun

Chem a silvery-white metallic element used to toughen steel Symbol: V[Old Norse Vanadīs, epithet of the goddess Freya]

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vanadium  (v-nd-m)

Symbol V

A soft, bright-white metallic element that occurs naturally in several minerals. It has good structural strength and is used especially to make strong varieties of steel. Atomic number 23; atomic weight 50.942; melting point 1,890°C; boiling point 3,000°C; specific gravity 6.11; valence 2, 3, 4, 5. See Periodic Table.

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vanadium - a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite atomic number 23, V metal, metallic element - any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. carnotite - a yellow radioactive mineral; an ore of uranium and radium and vanadium vanadinite - a mineral consisting of chloride and vanadate of lead; a source of vanadium