Noun: vanadium vu'ney-dee-um
- A soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite
"Vanadium is added to steel to increase its strength and heat resistance";
- V, atomic number 23
Derived forms: vanadiums
Type of: metal, metallic element
Part of: carnotite, vanadinite
Encyclopedia: Vanadium