manganese

See also: manganèse

English
Chemical element
Mn Previous: chromium (Cr)
Next: iron (Fe)

Alternative forms

Etymology

French manganèse, from Italian manganese, by alteration from Latin magnesia (“magnesia”), from Ancient Greek μαγνησία (magnēsía), after Μαγνησία (Magnēsía, “Magnesia”).

Pronunciation
  • (US) enPR: măng'gənēz, IPA(key): /ˈmæŋɡəniz/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmæŋɡəniːz/
  • Hyphenation: man‧ga‧nese

Noun

manganese (countable and uncountable, plural manganeses)

  1. A metallic chemical element (symbol Mn) with an atomic number of 25.
    • 2013 September-October, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist:
      Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: […] . The evolutionary precursor of photosynthesis is still under debate, and a new study sheds light. The critical component of the photosynthetic system is the “water-oxidizing complex”, made up of manganese atoms and a calcium atom.

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • black manganese
  • corneous manganese
  • chloromanganese
  • copper-manganese
  • ekamanganese
  • ferromanganese
  • grey manganese
  • horn manganese
  • iron-manganese tungstate
  • mangan-
  • manganeous
  • manganesane
  • manganesate
  • manganese-55
  • manganese alum
  • manganese binoxide
  • manganese black
  • manganese blende
  • manganese bromide
  • manganese bronze
  • manganese brown
  • manganese carbonate
  • manganese chloride
  • manganese copper
  • manganese dibromide
  • manganese dichloride
  • manganese diiodide
  • manganese dioxide
  • manganese epidote
  • manganese garnet
  • manganese glance
  • manganese grass
  • manganese green

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Italian
Chemical element
Mn Previous: cromo (Cr)
Next: ferro (Fe)

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: man‧ga‧né‧se
  • IPA(key): /maŋ.ɡaˈne.se/, /maŋ.ɡaˈne.ze/

Noun

manganese m (plural manganesi)

  1. (chemistry) manganese

Derived terms
Derived terms
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