vanadium pentoxide
noun Chemistry.
a yellow to red crystalline compound, V2O5, slightly soluble in water, used as a catalyst for organic reactions, in glass to absorb ultraviolet radiation, and as a photographic developer.
Origin of vanadium pentoxide
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby vanadium pentoxide
vanadate,
vanadic,
vanadic acid,
vanadinite,
vanadium,
vanadium pentoxide,
vanadium steel,
vanadous,
vanaspati,
vanbrugh,
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