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Manganese
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What's The Definition Of Manganese?
[n] a hard brittle gray polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic; used in making steel; occurs in many minerals
Synonyms | Synonyms for Manganese: atomic number 25 | Mn Related Terms | Find terms related to Manganese: See Also | hausmannite | manganite | metal | metallic element | psilomelane | pyrolusite | rhodochrosite Manganese In Webster's Dictionary \Man`ga*nese"\, n. [F. mangan[`e]se, It. manganese,
sasso magnesio; prob. corrupted from L. magnes, because of
its resemblance to the magnet. See {Magnet}, and cf.
{Magnesia}.] (Chem.)
An element obtained by reduction of its oxide, as a hard,
grayish white metal, fusible with difficulty, but easily
oxidized. Its ores occur abundantly in nature as the minerals
pyrolusite, manganite, etc. Symbol Mn. Atomic weight 54.8.
Note: An alloy of manganese with iron (called ferromanganese)
is used to increase the density and hardness of steel.
{Black oxide of manganese}, {Manganese dioxide or peroxide},
or {Black manganese} (Chem.), a heavy black powder {MnO2},
occurring native as the mineral pyrolusite, and valuable
as a strong oxidizer; -- called also familiarly
{manganese}. It colors glass violet, and is used as a
decolorizer to remove the green tint of impure glass.
{Manganese bronze}, an alloy made by adding from one to two
per cent of manganese to the copper and zinc used in
brass.
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