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单词 vanadium
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Definition of vanadium in English:

vanadium

noun vəˈneɪdɪəmvəˈneɪdiəm
mass noun
  • The chemical element of atomic number 23, a hard grey metal of the transition series, used to make alloy steels.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Among the most important minerals for supplementation are chromium, magnesium, and vanadium.
    • Nitrogen additions to high-strength steels containing vanadium have become commercially important because the additions enhance precipitation hardening.
    • When waste oils are burned in incinerators, toxic metals such as nickel, vanadium and cadmium get ensnared in the particles given off into the atmosphere.
    • For high strength grades, aluminum, vanadium, or columbium may be used for grain refinement.
    • Could you add carbon to titanium or vanadium to make them even harder and stronger?

Origin

Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Old Norse Vanadis (a name of the Scandinavian goddess Freya).

Rhymes

palladium, radium, stadium
 
 

Definition of vanadium in US English:

vanadium

nounvəˈnādēəmvəˈneɪdiəm
  • The chemical element of atomic number 23, a hard gray metal of the transition series, used to make alloy steels.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Nitrogen additions to high-strength steels containing vanadium have become commercially important because the additions enhance precipitation hardening.
    • For high strength grades, aluminum, vanadium, or columbium may be used for grain refinement.
    • When waste oils are burned in incinerators, toxic metals such as nickel, vanadium and cadmium get ensnared in the particles given off into the atmosphere.
    • Could you add carbon to titanium or vanadium to make them even harder and stronger?
    • Among the most important minerals for supplementation are chromium, magnesium, and vanadium.

Origin

Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Old Norse Vanadis (a name of the Scandinavian goddess Freya).

 
 
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