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Definition of vanadium:
- A rare element of the nitrogen- phosphorus group, found combined, in vanadates, in certain minerals, and reduced as an infusible, grayish- white metallic powder. It is intermediate between the metals and the non- metals, having both basic and acid properties. Symbol V ( or Vd, rarely). Atomic weight 51. 2.
Synonyms:
fivesome, fin, atomic number 23, quint, volt, quintet, five, quintuplet, pentad, cinque, V.
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element (part of speech: noun)
- europium,
- iodine,
- cobalt,
- zinc,
- neodymium,
- arsenic,
- carbon,
- argon,
- beryllium,
- silicon,
- plutonium,
- boron,
- praseodymium,
- phosphorus,
- antimony,
- protactinium,
- americium,
- chlorine,
- strontium,
- manganese,
- technetium,
- cadmium,
- erbium,
- copper,
- tantalum,
- potassium,
- lutetium,
- cesium,
- fermium,
- germanium,
- neptunium,
- osmium,
- lead,
- terbium,
- oxygen,
- mendelevium,
- californium,
- rhenium,
- xenon,
- berkelium,
- curium,
- thorium,
- rubidium,
- lithium,
- gallium,
- niobium,
- magnesium,
- mercury,
- iron,
- tungsten,
- palladium,
- thulium,
- bromine,
- tellurium,
- cerium,
- krypton,
- nickel,
- holmium,
- samarium,
- polonium,
- rhodium,
- thallium,
- helium,
- nobelium,
- sodium,
- hydrogen,
- indium,
- neon,
- gold,
- hafnium,
- uranium,
- silver,
- bismuth,
- molybdenum,
- radon,
- ytterbium,
- einsteinium,
- gadolinium,
- calcium,
- nitrogen,
- platinum,
- tin,
- dysprosium,
- lanthanum,
- francium,
- iridium,
- chromium,
- scandium,
- aluminum,
- yttrium,
- titanium,
- selenium,
- astatine,
- actinium,
- sulfur,
- fluorine,
- barium,
- radium,
- zirconium,
- ruthenium,
- element,
- promethium
Usage examples:
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The low- grade ores of the United States range from 1 to 8 per cent of vanadium oxide, the general mean being nearer the lower figure.
- "The Economic Aspect of Geology", C. K. Leith. -
There are other deposits containing small amounts of vanadium which are not at present available as ores.
- "The Economic Aspect of Geology", C. K. Leith.