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Definition of vanadium pentoxide

: a yellowish-red crystalline compound V2O5 used especially in glass manufacture and as a catalyst

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Recent Examples on the Web Price for vanadium pentoxide fused flake in Rotterdam. — Rhiannon Hoyle, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2018

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First Known Use of vanadium pentoxide

1869, in the meaning defined above

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“Vanadium pentoxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vanadium%20pentoxide. Accessed 21 Jun. 2021.

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