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vanadic acid

noun

Chemistry.
  1. any of certain acids containing vanadium, especially one having the formula H 3 VO 4 .


vanadic acid

noun

  1. any one of various oxyacids of vanadium, such as H 3 VO 4 ( orthovanadic acid ), HVO 4 ( metavanadic acid ), and H 4 V 2 O 7 ( pyrovanadic acid ), known chiefly in the form of their vanadate salts
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of vanadic acid1

First recorded in 1830–40
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Example Sentences

Microcosmic salt and vanadic acid fuse in the oxidation flame to a dark yellow bead which, upon cooling, loses much of its color.

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It is here distinguished from vanadic acid, which gives a brownish or yellow bead while hot.

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