English Explanatory Dictionary

manganese

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. A single atom of this element.

Pronunciation

măngʹgə-nēz' -nēs' /ˈmæŋ.ɡəˌniz/ /ˈmæŋ.ɡəˌnis/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-manganese.wav /ˈmæŋ.ɡəˌniːz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-manganese.wav

Word forms

manganese manganeses manganesium manganesum

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek Μᾰγνησῐ́ᾱ (Măgnēsĭ́ā)der. Medieval Latin Magnēsia Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Medieval Latin -ius Medieval Latin magnēsius Medieval Latin magnēsiader. Italian manganeseder. French manganèsebor. English manganese 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.

Related words

manganate manganosite permanganate Condy's crystals pyrolusite rhodochrosite

Derived words

armangite black manganese chloromanganese copper-manganese corneous manganese dimanganese dvi-manganese ekamanganese eka-manganese ferromanganese grey manganese heptamanganese hexamanganese 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 manganese group manganese heptoxide manganese iodide manganesemia manganese nodule manganeseous acid manganese oxide manganese peroxide manganese purple manganese spar manganese steel manganese sulfate manganese sulphate manganese superoxide manganese tetrafluoride manganese trioxide manganese violet manganese vitriol manganesian manganesiate manganesic
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