VANADIUM


Meaning of VANADIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ və-ˈnā-dē-əm ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Old Norse Vanadīs Freya

Date: 1833

: a silvery-grayish malleable ductile metallic element obtained from minerals and used especially to form alloys and in catalysts — see element table

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