Vanadious

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vanadious \Va*na"di*ous\, a. (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or containing, vanadium; specifically,
     designating those compounds in which vanadium has a lower
     valence as contrasted with the {vanadic} compounds; as,
     vanadious acid. Usually written {vanadous}. [Sometimes
     written also {vanadous}.]


     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vanadous \Van"a*dous\, a. (Chem.)
     Of or pertaining to vanadium; obtained from vanadium; -- said
     of an acid containing one equivalent of vanadium and two of
     oxygen; specifically, designating those compounds in which
     vanadium has a lower valence as contrasted with the {vanadic}
     compounds; as, vanadous acid [Sometimes written also
     {vanadious}.].
     [1913 Webster +PJC]