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VANADIUM [1 record]
Record 1 - external organization data 2010-09-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Geochemistry
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- vanadium
1, record 1, English, vanadium
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A gray or white, malleable, ductile, polyvalent metallic element in group V of the periodic system. 2, record 1, English, - vanadium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It occurs widely but mainly in small quantities in combination in minerals (such as vanadinite, patronite, carnotite, and roscoelite), in the ashes of many plants, in coals, in petroleums, and in asphalts ... Symbol, V; atomic number, 23; and atomic weight, 50.942 ...; specific gravity, 6.11 ... 2, record 1, English, - vanadium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
vanadium: term adopted by Environment Canada; used in the list of pollutants measured in the National Air Pollution Surveillance Network (NAPS). 3, record 1, English, - vanadium
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Géochimie
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vanadium
1, record 1, French, vanadium
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Métal blanc, mou et ductile à l'état pur, trouvé dans les hydrocarbures et dans les roches sédimentaires riches en matières organiques. 2, record 1, French, - vanadium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Métal [...] relativement rare, disséminé dans un grand nombre de minéraux (vanadinite, patronite, sulfure de vanadium [...]) et de roches diverses [...]. Symbole : V 3, record 1, French, - vanadium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Élément de numéro atomique 23; masse atomique 50,95. 2, record 1, French, - vanadium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
vanadium : terme retenu par Environnement Canada; utilisé dans la liste des polluants mesurés par le Réseau national de surveillance de la pollution atmosphérique (RNSPA). 4, record 1, French, - vanadium
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
- Geoquímica
- Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- vanadio
1, record 1, Spanish, vanadio
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Metal dúctil de color blanco, insoluble en agua, resistente a la corrosión, soluble en ácidos nítrico, fluorhídrico y sulfúrico concentrado. 2, record 1, Spanish, - vanadio
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Elemento químico de número atómico 23. Símbolo: V. 3, record 1, Spanish, - vanadio
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Como metal no es tóxico. 2, record 1, Spanish, - vanadio
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
adj: vanádico, vanadioso, vanadífero. 3, record 1, Spanish, - vanadio
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