manganese
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manganese
- /ˈmæŋ.ɡəˌniz/ US
- /ˈmæŋ.ɡəˌnis/ US
- /ˈmæŋ.ɡəˌniːz/ UK
Where it comes from
From French manganèse, from Italian manganese, by alteration from Latin magnesia (“magnesia”), from Ancient Greek μαγνησία (magnēsía), after Μαγνησία (Magnēsía, “Magnesia”). Doublet of Magnesia, magnesia, and magnesium; more at magnet.
noun manganeses · manganesium · manganesum
- A metallic chemical element (symbol Mn) with an atomic number of 25, not a free element in nature but often found in minerals in combination with iron, and useful in industrial alloy production. 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 m
- An atom of this element.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: mn, magnesium, ferro, silico, manganate, molybdenum, manganese dioxide, manganomelane, manganese group, manganesium, manganochromite, ferromanganese, manganocummingtonite, black manganese, manganomanganic oxide, manganesate
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noun chemical element
| Español | manganeso |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 망간 manggan, 망가니즈 mangganijeu |
| 日本語 | マンガン mangan, 満俺 mangan |
| 中文 | 錳 /锰 měng |
| हिन्दी | अयस ayas, इंगनी iṅgnī |
| Kiswahili | manganizi |
| Português | manganês, manganésio |
| Français | manganèse |
| Deutsch | Mangan |
| Italiano | manganese |
| Ελληνικά | μαγγάνιο mangánio |
| Română | mangan |
| Русский | ма́рганец márganec |
| Tiếng Việt | mangan |
| العربية | مَنْغَنِيز manḡanīz, مَنْجَنِيز manjanīz |
| עברית | מנגן mangán |
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