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manganese en · NOUN

Pronunciation

măngʹgə-nēz' (US)
/ˈmæŋ.ɡəˌnis/ (US)
-nēs' (US)
(Southern-England) audio
/ˈmæŋ.ɡəˌniːz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
(General-American) audio
/ˈmæŋ.ɡəˌniz/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? 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. Latin Magnēsia Latin -ius 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.

Meanings

(uncountable) 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 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:
- 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 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:
(countable) An atom of this element.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
manganesium		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
manganeses	Number=Plur		lexicographic
manganesum		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic

Deriveds

Descendants

manganîs

Condy's crystals · permanganate · rhodochrosite · manganosite · manganate · pyrolusite

Translations (89)

tg манган (chemical element) · ja 満俺 (chemical element) · ms batu kawi (chemical element) · fr manganèse (chemical element) · mt manganiż (chemical element) · oc manganès (chemical element) · no mangan (chemical element) · sh ма̀нга̄н (chemical element) · pt manganês (chemical element) · af mangaan (chemical element) · br manganez (chemical element) · it manganese (chemical element) · sw manganizi (chemical element) · mn манган (chemical element) · kk марганец (chemical element) · yi מאַנגאַן (chemical element) · hi इंगनी (chemical element) · fa منگنز (chemical element) · lt manganas (chemical element) · sv mangan (chemical element) · nl manganium (chemical element) · gd mangaineis (chemical element) · is mangan (chemical element) · th แมงกานีส (chemical element) · km ម៉ងកាណែស (chemical element) · sl mangan (chemical element) · sk mangán (chemical element) · lv mangāns (chemical element) · id mangan (chemical element) · yi מאַנגאַנעז (chemical element) · fy mangaan (chemical element) · ca manganès (chemical element) · yo máńganíìsì (chemical element) · nl mangaan (chemical element) · et mangaan (chemical element) · tl mangganeso (chemical element) · bg манга́н (chemical element) · da mangan (chemical element) · cmn 錳 /锰 (chemical element) · ta செவ்விரும்பு (chemical element) · be ма́рганец (chemical element) · ta மாங்கனீசு (chemical element) · de Mangan (chemical element) · ka მარგანეცი (chemical element) · hi अयस (chemical element) · vi mangan (chemical element) · uk марганець (chemical element) · hy մանգան (chemical element) · fo mangan (chemical element) · es manganeso (chemical element) · ko 망가니즈 (chemical element) · gv manganais (chemical element) · uz marganets (chemical element) · fi mangaani (chemical element) · ar مَنْغَنِيز (chemical element) · ast manganesu (chemical element) · mi konupango (chemical element) · cy manganîs (chemical element) · ja マンガン (chemical element) · la manganum (chemical element) · fur manganês (chemical element) · hu mangán (chemical element) · vo manganin (chemical element) · kw manganes (chemical element) · km ម៉ង់កាណែស (chemical element) · tr mangan (chemical element) · pl mangan (chemical element) · pt manganésio (chemical element) · gl manganeso (chemical element) · eo mangano (chemical element) · ms mangan (chemical element) · lb Mangan (chemical element) · ro mangan (chemical element) · uz марганец (chemical element) · sq mangan (chemical element) · eu manganesoa (chemical element) · ko 망간 (chemical element) · ru ма́рганец (chemical element) · sh màngān (chemical element) · cs mangan (chemical element) · ar مَنْجَنِيز (chemical element) · ml മാംഗനീസ് (chemical element) · csb mangan (chemical element) · he מנגן (chemical element) · el μαγγάνιο (chemical element) · tr manganez (chemical element) · ga mangainéis (chemical element) · mk манган (chemical element) · ia manganese (chemical element)

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