Definition of vanadium pentoxide
: a yellowish-red crystalline compound V2O5 used especially in glass manufacture and as a catalyst
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“Vanadium pentoxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vanadium%20pentoxide. Accessed 12 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of vanadium pentoxide was in 1869
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