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PYROVANADIC
Adjective
pyrovanadic (not comparable)
of, or relating to pyrovanadic acid or its derivatives
Source: Wiktionary
Pyr`o*va*nad"ic, a. Etym: [Pyro- + vanadic.] (Chem.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of vanadium, analogous to pyrophosphoric acid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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OBLIQUE
(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”
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