VANADITE
Van"a*dite, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A salt of vanadious acid, analogous to a nitrite or a phosphite.
VANADIUM
Va*na"di*um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Icel. Vanadis, a surname of the
Scandinavian goddess Freya.] (Chem.)
Defn: A rare element of the nitrogen-phosphorus group, found combined, in vanadates, in certain minerals, and reduced as an infusible, grayish-white metallic powder. It is intermediate between the metals and the non-metals, having both basic and acid properties. Sumbol V (or Vd, rarely). Atomic weight 51.2.
VANADIUM BRONZE
Va*na"di*um bronze`. (Chem.)
Defn: A yellow pigment consisting of a compound of vanadium.
VANADOUS
Van"a*dous, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to vanadium; obtained from vanadium; — said of an acid containing one equivalent of vanadium and two of oxygen.
VANADYL
Van"a*dyl, n. Etym: [Vanadium + -yl.] (Chem.)
Defn: The hypothetical radical VO, regarded as a characterized residue of certain vanadium compounds.