English Explanatory Dictionary

manganosite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing manganese and oxygen.

Word forms

manganosite

Etymology

From mangan(ese) + -ose + -ite, from German Manganosit, from mangan- + -o- + -s- + -it. By surface analysis, mangan- + -ose + -ite. (Compare curious~curiosity for suffix alteration.)

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