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vanadic

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to vanadium, especially to vanadium with an oxidation number of 5.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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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 -ius Latin -ium New Latin vanadiumder. English vanadium Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English vanadic From vanadium + -ic.