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vanadium pentoxide

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noun

Chemistry.

  1. 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.

Etymology

Origin of vanadium pentoxide

First recorded in 1880–85

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