vanadium pentoxide

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of vanadium pentoxide¹

First recorded in 1880–85

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