divanadium

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noun

Two vanadium atoms in a compound

OriginEnglish vanadium ← New Latin vanadium ← Old Norse Vanadís →
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Meanings

noundivanadium (uncountable)
  1. especiallyin compoundsuncountablechemistryTwo vanadium atoms in a compound

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁weh₂-
  8. Proto-Germanic*wanaz
  9. Old Norsevanr
  10. Old NorseVana
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁s
  13. Proto-Germanic*dīsiz
  14. Old Norsedís
  15. Old NorseDís
  16. Old NorseVanadís
  17. New Latinvanadium
  18. Englishvanadium
  19. Englishdivanadium

From di- + vanadium.

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“divanadium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/divanadium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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