vanadium
noun/vəˈneɪdiəm/
/vəˈneɪdiəm/
[uncountable] (symbol V)
- a chemical element. Vanadium is a soft, poisonous, silver-grey metal that is added to some types of steel to make it stronger.Word Originmid 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Old Norse Vanadis (a name of the Scandinavian goddess Freya).
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