vanadic

adjective

va·​nadic

vəˈnādik,

-nad-

: of, relating to, or containing vanadium

—used especially of compounds in which this element has a relatively higher valence than in vanadous compounds

Word History

Etymology

New Latin vanadium + International Scientific Vocabulary -ic

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