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vanadium pentoxide
noun
Chemistry.
- a yellow to red crystalline compound, V 2 O 5 , slightly soluble in water, used as a catalyst for organic reactions, in glass to absorb ultraviolet radiation, and as a photographic developer.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vanadium pentoxide1
First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences
His firm plans to produce vanadium pentoxide in South Africa to be used in VRBs that Bushveld hopes to erect across Africa.
From Economist
Wyser said vanadium pentoxide was available and cheap, but was just one of many materials being tested for car batteries at the moment with an uncertain outcome.
From Reuters
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