vanadic acid

9.9

An acid that contains the metal vanadium and oxygen and forms salts

noun
/vəˈnædɪk ˈæsɪd/

Specialized

: ácido vanádico

The laboratory tested a sample of vanadic acid for purity.

Examples

The laboratory synthesized vanadic acid to study its chemical reactions.
Researchers are investigating vanadic acid for its potential use in catalysis.
Certain minerals contain vanadic acid salts, giving them a characteristic color.
Researchers are studying vanadic acids for their potential applications.
Certain minerals contain vanadic acid salts, giving them a characteristic color.
The laboratory synthesized vanadic acid to study its chemical reactions.
Researchers are investigating vanadic acid for its potential use in catalysis.

Synonyms

oxyacid

vsvanadic acid

Specialized

9.3

An acid that has oxygen and hydrogen

is limited to acids formed by one specific metal element rather than the general type

Surface Forms

vanadic acid singular

vanadic acids plural

Morphology

vanadic + acid

The head noun 'acid' is fully transparent, but 'vanadic' is a technical adjective derived from the element name vanadium (not a common lexical item). If a learner knows the constituent 'vanadic' (i.e. that it means 'related to vanadium') they can compositionally infer 'an acid of/containing vanadium', but the term is specialized and not immediately accessible to a typical B1 learner, so the relation is only partially transparent.

Etymology

Vanadic acid comes from the metal name vanadium and the word acid. It simply means an 'acid' made with vanadium, or the salts that form from that acid.