manganese

Alternative formsEdit

• manganesium (obsolete)
• manganesum (obsolete)

EtymologyEdit

French manganèse, from Italian manganese, by alteration from Latin magnesia (“magnesia”), from Ancient Greek μαγνησία (magnēsía), after Μαγνησία (Magnēsía, “Magnesia”).

PronunciationEdit

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmæŋɡəniz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmæŋɡəniːz/
• Hyphenation: man‧ga‧nese

NounEdit

manganese (countable and uncountable, plural manganeses)

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Wikipedia

1. A metallic chemical element (symbol Mn) with an atomic number of 25.
   • 2013 September-October, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, American Scientist: 

     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.

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

• manganate
• manganosite
• permanganate

TranslationsEdit

External linksEdit

• Manganese on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

See alsoEdit

• Condy's crystals
• pyrolusite
• rhodochrosite

PronunciationEdit

• Stress: manganése, IPA^(key): /maŋɡaˈneze/

NounEdit

manganese m (plural manganesi)

1. manganese

Related termsEdit

• manganico
• manganoso