vanadium
noun /vəˈneɪdiəm/
/vəˈneɪdiəm/
[uncountable] (symbol V)
- a chemical element. Vanadium is a soft, poisonous, silver-grey metal that is added to some types of steel to make it stronger.
钒 词源mid 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Old Norse Vanadis (a name of the Scandinavian goddess Freya).