English Explanatory Dictionary

vanadium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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.

Pronunciation

vənā'dēəm /vəˈneɪdi.əm/ En-us-vanadium.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-vanadium.wav

Word forms

vanadium vanadiums

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *wanaz Old Norse vanr Old Norse Vana Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁sder. Proto-Germanic *dīsiz Old Norse dís Old Norse Dís Old Norse Vanadís Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius New Latin -ium New Latin vanadiumder. English vanadium Mid 19th century, from New Latin vanadium.

Synonyms

panchromium rionium

Related words

Vanadís carnotite patronite

Derived words

ferrovanadium proto-vanadium vanadate vanadian vanadiate vanadic vanadinite vanadious vanadite vanadium-50 vanadium-51 vanadium-associated protein vanadium bromoperoxidase vanadium bronze vanadium carbide vanadium carbonyl vanadium chloride vanadium chromagen vanadium dichloride vanadium dioxide vanadium group vanadium oxide vanadium oxytrichloride vanadium pentachloride vanadium pentoxide vanadium steel vanadium sulfide vanadium sulphide vanadium tetrachloride vanadium tetraoxide vanadium trichloride vanadium trioxide vanadium trisulfate vanadium trisulphate vanadocyte vanadous vanadyl

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