manganese
Syllables: man·ga·nese/ˈmæŋ.ɡəˌniːz//ˈmæŋ.ɡəˌniz/
manganese noun: 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.
Noun
manganese (countable and uncountable, plural manganeses)
- 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...2013 September-October, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, archived from the original on 27 Jun 2015
- For the past ten years Brad Racette, a neurologist at Washington University in St Louis, Missouri, has been tracking those effects, paying special attention to welders, since they are exposed to more manganese than most people. Being harder than iron, manganese is often used to strengthen steel and...2014 April 21, “Subtle effects”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8884, archived from the original on 20 Jan 2021
- An atom of this element.
manganese meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam
manganese in Hindi
- chemical element
- अयस ayas, इंगनी iṅgnī
manganese in Tamil
- chemical element
- செவ்விரும்பு cevvirumpu, மாங்கனீசு māṅkaṉīcu
manganese in Telugu
- manganese
- మాంగనీసు māṅganīsu
manganese in Malayalam
- chemical element
- മാംഗനീസ് māṅganīsŭ
More languagesFewer languages
- manganese in Tagalog
- mangganeso
- manganese in Arabic
- مَنْغَنِيز manḡanīz, مَنْجَنِيز manjanīz
- manganese in Malay
- mangan, batu kawi
- manganese in Indonesian
- mangan
- manganese in Persian
- منگنز mangenez
- manganese in Thai
- แมงกานีส mɛɛng-gaa-níis
- manganese in Vietnamese
- mangan
Examples of manganese in a sentence
- The critical component of the photosynthetic system is the “water-oxidizing complex”, made up of manganese atoms and a calcium atom.2013 September-October, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, archived from the original on 27 Jun 2015:
- Being harder than iron, manganese is often used to strengthen steel and is present in many industrial emissions, including welding fumes.2014 April 21, “Subtle effects”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8884, archived from the original on 20 Jan 2021:
Forms of manganese
| plural | manganeses |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | manganesium |
| alternative form (obsolete) | manganesum |
Origin of 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.
Words formed from manganese
- 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
Phrases with manganese
Questions about manganese
- What does manganese mean?
- Manganese means 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.
- What is manganese in Hindi?
- Manganese in Hindi is अयस (ayas), इंगनी (iṅgnī). See Manganese meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use manganese in a sentence?
- The critical component of the photosynthetic system is the “water-oxidizing complex”, made up of manganese atoms and a calcium atom.
- What part of speech is manganese?
- Manganese is a noun.
- How do you pronounce manganese?
- Manganese is pronounced /ˈmæŋ.ɡəˌniz/ (US).
- What is the plural of manganese?
- The plural of manganese is manganeses.
Words near manganese in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: manganese (page history and authors); మాంగనీసు (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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