a grey metallic chemical element that is hard and malleable, occurs naturally in minerals, and is used esp in alloys: symbol V, atomic number 23
vanadate /ʹvanədayt/ noun
vanadic /vəʹnaydik, vəʹnadik/ adj
vanadous /ʹvanədəs/ adj
[scientific Latin, from Old Norse Vanadīs Freya, Norse goddess of love and beauty; because of the beautiful colours of vanadium's compounds in solution]