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vanadium
noun
va·na·di·um
və-ˈnā-dē-əm
: a silvery-grayish malleable ductile metallic element obtained from minerals and used especially to form alloys and in catalysts see Chemical Elements Table
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Henry Ford was employing alloys of steel and vanadium more than a century ago to improve the performance of steel in his Model T, and alloy recipes continue to improve today.
—John Johnson Jr., Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
The team tested the tampons for 16 heavy metals: arsenic, barium, calcium, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper, iron, manganese, mercury, nickel, lead, selenium, strontium, vanadium and zinc.
—Theara Coleman, theweek, 16 July 2024
The team ran tests for 16 heavy metals: arsenic, barium, calcium, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper, iron, manganese, mercury, nickel, lead, selenium, strontium, vanadium and zinc.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 11 July 2024
During the study, sixteen different metals were tested for (arsenic, barium, calcium, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper, iron, manganese, mercury, nickel, lead, selenium, strontium, vanadium, and zinc) and all of them were found.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 10 July 2024
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Word History
Etymology
latinization of Swedish Vanadin, from Old Norse Vanadīs, epithet of the goddess Freya (from vana-, stem of vanr, one of the Vanir + dís "woman, female supernatural being") + Swedish -in -in entry 1
First Known Use
1833, in the meaning defined above
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“Vanadium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vanadium. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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vanadium
noun
va·na·di·um
və-ˈnād-ē-əm
: a grayish metallic element found combined in minerals and used especially to form alloys (as of steel) see element
Medical Definition
vanadium
noun
va·na·di·um
və-ˈnād-ē-əm
: a grayish malleable ductile polyvalent metallic element found combined in minerals and used especially to form alloys (as vanadium steel)
—symbol V
see Chemical Elements Table
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