manganese
noun
man·ga·nese
| \ ˈmaŋ-gə-ˌnēz
, -ˌnēs\
, -ˌnēs\
Definition of manganese
: a grayish-white usually hard and brittle metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic and is used especially in alloys, batteries, and plant fertilizers — see Chemical Elements Table
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Other Words from manganese
manganesian
\ ˌmaŋ-gə-ˈnē-zhən
, -shən \
adjective
, -shən \
adjective
Examples of manganese in a Sentence
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Elements such as iron and manganese that come in with the water can color the silica, making beautiful patterns of red, brown and black, but sometimes this destroys the details of the woody structure. — Anna K. Behrensmeyer, Smithsonian, "How Do Fossils Form?," 8 June 2019 One took advantage of grains of the mineral manganese oxide that formed when the surface was first exposed to rain. — Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS, "Dinosaur-age landscapes lurk in Southern Hemisphere," 26 June 2019 To settle the argument, astrophysicists are searching for clues everywhere, from alchemical computer simulations to gamma-ray telescopes to the manganese crust of the deep ocean. — Quanta Magazine, "A New Blast May Have Forged Cosmic Gold," 23 Mar. 2017 The firm owns coal and manganese mines as well as aluminum smelters in South Africa. — Gabriele Steinhauser, WSJ, "Power Struggle: Electricity Outages Hit South Africa Months Before Election," 14 Feb. 2019 While fresh peas are a good source of fiber, thiamine, folate, manganese, and vitamins A, C, and K, one cup of green peas contains 8.6 grams of protein, less than half of what you’d get from a serving of some of the most common pea protein powders. — Sara Angle, Outside Online, "Pea Protein Is the Best Protein," 19 June 2018 Cutting costs The researchers began their work by building a manganese-hydrogen battery, which stores energy by splitting water and producing hydrogen in a reversible reaction. — Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, "Researchers propose a cheap nickel-hydrogen battery for grid storage," 31 Oct. 2018 China was Gabon’s biggest trading partner last year, importing oil, manganese and timber from the nation of less than 2 million people. — Bloomberg.com, "Veolia Seeks Gabon Arbitration as Russia, China Close In," 9 Mar. 2018 Quartz compares the airplane to the Glomar Explorer, a deep sea drilling ship ostensibly designed to harvest manganese ore from the ocean floor. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Does Stratolaunch Have a Top Secret Purpose?," 22 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'manganese.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for manganese
manganese
noun
English Language Learners Definition of manganese
: a grayish-white usually hard metal that breaks easily
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manganese
noun
man·ga·nese
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Kids Definition of manganese
: a grayish white brittle metallic chemical element that resembles iron
manganese
noun
man·ga·nese
| \ ˈmaŋ-gə-ˌnēz, -ˌnēs
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Medical Definition of manganese
: a grayish white usually hard and brittle metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic
—symbol Mn
— see Chemical Elements Table
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