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vanadium

/vəˈneɪdi.əm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables
vana-di-um
IPA
/vəˈneɪdi.əm/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chemical element (symbol V) with atomic number 23; it is a transition metal, used in the production of special steels.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An atom of this element.

Countable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *wanaz Old Norse vanr Old Norse Vana Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁sder. Proto-Germanic *dīsiz Old Norse dís Old Norse Dís Old Norse Vanadís Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium New Latin vanadiumder. English vanadium Mid 19th century, from New Latin vanadium.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

vanadiums (plural)

Derived Forms

alvanite clinobisvanite divanadium ferrovanadium nonvanadium organovanadium oxovanadium radiovanadium sulvanite trivanadium vanadate vanadian

Phrases

proto-vanadium vanadium-50 vanadium-51 vanadium-associated protein vanadium bromoperoxidase vanadium bronze vanadium carbide vanadium carbonyl

Frequently Paired Words

Vanadís carnotite patronite

Synonyms

panchromium rionium v atomic number 23

Rhymes With

stadium palladium radium

Questions

How do you pronounce vanadium?
The recorded pronunciation is /vəˈneɪdi.əm/.
What does vanadium mean?
A chemical element (symbol V) with atomic number 23; it is a transition metal, used in the production of special steels.
Where does vanadium come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *wanaz Old Norse vanr Old Norse Vana Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁sder. Proto-Germanic *dīsiz Old Norse dís Old Norse Dís Old Norse Vanadís Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium New Latin vanadiumder. English vanadium Mid 19th century, from New Latin vanadium.

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