Noun
A salt of vanadic acid.
Source: Webster's dictionaryDuring combustion, vanadium oxidizes and reacts with sodium and sulfur, yielding vanadate compounds with melting points as low as 530 °C, which attack the passivation layer on steel and render it susceptible to corrosion. Source: Internet
The first commercially successful emerald synthesis process was that of Carroll Chatham, likely involving a lithium vanadate flux process, as Chatham's emeralds do not have any water and contain traces of vanadate, molybdenum and vanadium. Source: Internet
The structures of many vanadate compounds have been determined by X-ray crystallography. Source: Internet