| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | va·na·di·um |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  v -n  d -m |
| NOUN: | Symbol V A bright white, soft, ductile metallic element found in several minerals, notably vanadinite and carnotite, having good structural strength and used in rust-resistant high-speed tools, as a carbon stabilizer in some steels, as a titanium-steel bonding agent, and as a catalyst. Atomic number 23; atomic weight 50.942; melting point 1,890°C; boiling point 3,000°C; specific gravity 6.11; valence 2, 3, 4, 5. See table at element. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Old Norse Vanad s, the goddess Freya. See wen-1 in Appendix I.
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