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manganese

man·ga·nese

UK/ˈmæŋ.ɡəˌniːz/ US/ˈmæŋ.ɡəˌniz/ rare

noun

1.

a hard brittle gray polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic; used in making steel; occurs in many minerals

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Origin

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

Phrases

  • black manganese
  • corneous manganese
  • grey manganese
  • horn manganese
  • iron-manganese tungstate
  • manganese alum
  • manganese binoxide
  • manganese black

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