vanadium

Definitions


[vəˈneɪdɪəm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the chemical element of atomic number 23, a hard grey metal of the transition series, used to make alloy steels


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Origin:
mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Old Norse Vanadis (a name of the Scandinavian goddess Freya)




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