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Vanadate

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• Vanadic

  adjective, Chemistry. 1. of or containing vanadium, especially in the trivalent or pentavalent state. adjective 1. of or containing vanadium, esp in a trivalent or pentavalent state

• Vanadic-acid

  noun, Chemistry. 1. any of certain acids containing vanadium, especially one having the formula H 3 VO 4 . vanadic acid noun 1. any one of various oxyacids of vanadium, such as H3VO4 (orthovanadic acid), HVO4 (metavanadic acid), and H4V2O7 (pyrovanadic acid), known chiefly in the form of their vanadate salts

• Vanadinite

  noun 1. a mineral, Pb 5 (VO 4) 3 Cl, occurring in yellow, brown, or greenish crystals: an ore of lead and vanadium. noun 1. a red, yellow, or brownish mineral consisting of a chloride and vanadate of lead in hexagonal crystalline form. It results from weathering of lead ores in desert regions and is […]

• Vanadium

  noun, Chemistry. 1. a rare element occurring in certain minerals and obtained as a light-gray powder with a silvery luster or as a ductile metal: used as an ingredient of steel to toughen it and increase its shock resistance. Symbol: V; atomic weight: 50.942; atomic number: 23; specific gravity: 5.96. noun 1. a toxic silvery-white […]

• Vanadium-pentoxide

  noun, Chemistry. 1. a yellow to red crystalline compound, V 2 O 5 , slightly soluble in water, used as a catalyst for organic reactions, in glass to absorb ultraviolet radiation, and as a photographic developer.

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