vanadic acid
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va·na·dic acid
(və-nā′dĭk, -năd′ĭk)n.
An acid containing a vanadate group, especially HVO3, H3VO4, or H4V2O7, not existing in a pure state, but often used in its anhydride form, vanadium pentoxide.
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vanadic acid
n
(Elements & Compounds) any one of various oxyacids of vanadium, such as H3VO4 (orthovanadic acid), HVO4 (metavanadic acid), and H4V2O7 (pyrovanadic acid), known chiefly in the form of their vanadate salts
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vanad′ic ac′id
n.
any of certain acids containing vanadium, esp. one having the formula H3VO4.
[1830–40]
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| Noun | 1. | vanadic acid - any of various oxyacids of vanadium; known mostly in the form of its salts oxyacid, oxygen acid - any acid that contains oxygen |
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