Meaning

noun a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *wanaz Old Norse vanr Old Norse Vana Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁sder. Proto-Germanic *dīsiz Old Norse dís Old Norse Dís Old Norse Vanadís Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius New Latin -ium New Latin vanadiumder. English vanadium Mid 19th century,…

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