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Of, pertaining to or containing vanadium, especially in an oxidation number of 4.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
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 Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English vanadous From vanadium + -ous.
