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noun Chemistry.
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.
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Vanadium
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vanadium
rare metallic element, 1833, named 1830 by Swed. chemist Nils Gabriel Sefström (1787-1845), from O.N. Vanadis, one of the names of the Norse goddess Freyja (see Freya).
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Medical Dictionary
vanadium va·na·di·um (və-nā'dē-əm)
n.
Symbol V
A soft ductile metallic element, used in rust-resistant high-speed tools, as a carbon stabilizer in some steels, and as a catalyst. Atomic number 23; atomic weight 50.942; melting point 1,900°C; boiling point 3,400°C; specific gravity 6.11; valence 2, 3, 4, 5.
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vanadium  (və-nā'dē-əm) Pronunciation Key
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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