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manganous

manganous adjective: containing manganese in its +2 oxidation state.

Adjective

manganous (not comparable)

  1. Containing manganese in its +2 oxidation state.

Origin of manganous

From manganese + -ous.

Words formed from manganous

  • ferromanganous
  • manganous bromide
  • manganous carbonate
  • manganous chloride
  • manganous dichloride
  • manganous sulfate
  • manganous sulphate

Questions about manganous

What does manganous mean?
Manganous means containing manganese in its +2 oxidation state.
What part of speech is manganous?
Manganous is an adjective.

Words near manganous in the dictionary

  1. manganostibite
  2. manganotantalite
  3. manganotantalites
  4. manganotitanium
  5. manganotychite
  6. manganous
  7. manganowolframite
  8. manganpectolite
  9. manganpyrosmalite
  10. manganpyrosmalites
  11. Mangans

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