vanadium (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *vanadium*:
NOUN	substance	vanadium, V, atomic number 23	a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys

vanadium > pronunciation
Sounds	vahney'diyahm
Rhymes	abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm...

English > *vanadium*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite.
Synonyms	V, atomic number 23
Broader	metallic element, metal	Any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
Substance of	carnotite	A yellow radioactive mineral
Substance of	vanadinite	A mineral consisting of chloride / chloride and vanadate of lead
Spanish	número atómico 23, vanadio, V
Catalan	número atòmic 23, vanadi, V

HyperDic: vanadium