Vandalism. Devastation, destruction characteristic of vandals. Vandal: person who destroys the monuments. Today the term is used to designate groups of people who cause destruction and looting somewhere. (Free translation from the original: Material IV - Glosario de Protección Civil, OPS, 1992) . 0.64
Carisoprodol. Carisoma . Mio Relax . Soma 1833 . Somalgit . Soprodol . Vanadom . Carisoprodate . Isobamate . Isomeprobamate . Isopropylmeprobamate . A centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant whose mechanism of action is not completely understood but may be related to its sedative actions. It is used as an adjunct in the symptomatic treatment of musculoskeletal conditions associated with painful muscle spasm. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1202) . 0.62
Vanuatu. New Hebrides . A republic consisting of an island group in Melanesia, in the southwest Pacific Ocean. Its capital is Port-Vila. It was called New Hebrides until 1980. It was discovered in 1606 by the Portuguese, forgotten for 160 years, then visited by Bougainville in 1768 and Captain Cook in 1774. It was under joint British and French administration from 1906 until it became independent in 1980 under the name of Vanuatu. The name is native, meaning our land. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p833 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p570) . 0.61
Vanadates. Monovanadate . Sodium Vanadate . Vanadate . Vanadate, Sodium . Decavanadate . Metavanadate . Orthovanadate . Oxyvanadium . Vanadyl . Oxyvanadium ions in various states of oxidation. They act primarily as ion transport inhibitors due to their inhibition of Na(+)-, K(+)-, and Ca(+)-ATPase transport systems. They also have insulin-like action, positive inotropic action on cardiac ventricular muscle, and other metabolic effects. . 0.61