Vanadium
Pronunciation : Va*na"di*um
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL., fr. Icel. Vanadis, a surname of the Scandinavian goddess Freya.] (Chem.)
Definition : Defn: A rare element of the nitrogen-phosphorus group, found combined, in vanadates, in certain minerals, and reduced as an infusible, grayish-white metallic powder. It is intermediate between the metals and the non-metals, having both basic and acid properties. Sumbol V (or Vd, rarely). Atomic weight 51.2.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913