vanadium /vəˈneɪdiəm 
/ ▸ noun [mass noun] (Symbol: V) the chemical element of atomic number 23, a hard grey metal of the transition series, used to make alloy steels. – ORIGIN mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Old Norse Vanadis (a name of the Scandinavian goddess Freya).
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