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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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Origin of vanadium pentoxide1
First recorded in 1880–85
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