a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite
A chemical element (symbol V) with atomic number 23; it is a transition metal, used in the production of special steels.
The name comes from New Latin vanadium, which was coined in the mid-19th century. It is derived from the Old Norse word for "wandering," referring to the element's elusive nature during its discovery.