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
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