vanadium

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Pronunciation

• enPR: vənā'dēəm, IPA: /vəˈneɪdi.əm/

Noun

vanadium

1. A chemical element (symbol V) with atomic number 23; it is a transition metal, used in the production of special steels.
2. (countable) A single atom of this element.

Synonyms

• panchromium (name proposed by the mineralogist Andrés Manuel del Río)
• rionium (name proposed by the geologist George William Featherstonhaugh)

Related terms

• Vanadís

Translations

• French: vanadium
• German: Vanadium
• Italian: vanadio
• Portuguese: vanádio
• Russian: вана́дий
• Spanish: vanadio

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