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Definition of Manganese

1. Noun. A hard brittle grey polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic; used in making steel; occurs in many minerals.

Definition of Manganese

1. n. 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.

Definition of Manganese

1. Noun. A metallic chemical element (''symbol'' Mn) with an atomic number of 25. ¹

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Definition of Manganese

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Medical Definition of Manganese

1. An inorganic chemical as a trace element that activates a wide range of enzymes. It resembles magnesium and may substitute it in some enzyme systems. The use of manganese salts in buffer solutions can increase the adhesion of cells when grown in cell culture. (14 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Manganese

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Standard Methods of Chemical Analysis: A Manual of Analytical Methods and by Wilfred Welday Scott (1917)
"The oxides and hydroxides of manganese are soluble in hot hydrochloric acid. ... Ores of manganese. A sample of powdered ore weighing 1 gram is brought into ..."

2. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1894)
"The Spectrum of Metallic manganese, of Alloys of manganese, ... The spectrum of manganese has been the subject of much investigation ; the spark spectrum ..."

3. Journal by Iron and Steel Institute (1889)
"Underlying the iron ore is a deposit of fairly good manganese ore. manganese Iron Ore in Greece.—At the Laurium mines in Greece there was produced in 1887 ..."

4. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1850)
"Neutral Matate of manganese. This is procured by treating carbonate of ... The preparations of manganese have this immense advantage over those of iron, ..."

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