man·ga·nese

man·ga·nese
/ˈmæŋgəˌniːz/ noun [noncount]
: a grayish-white usually hard metal that breaks easily

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  • man|ga|nese — «MANG guh nees, neez», noun. a hard, brittle, grayish white, metallic chemical element. It resembles iron but is not magnetic and is softer. Manganese is used chiefly in making alloys of steel, fertilizers, paints, insecticides, and industrial… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cu|pro|man|ga|nese — «KYOO proh MAG nuh syt», noun. a hydrous sulfate of copper and magnesium. cu|pro|man|ga|nese «KYOO proh MANG guh nees, neez», noun. an alloy of copper and manganese …   Useful english dictionary

  • fer|ro|man|ga|nese — «FEHR oh MANG guh nees, neez», noun. an alloy of iron, containing about 80 per cent manganese and small amounts of carbon, used for making tough steel …   Useful english dictionary

  • man — man·dae·an·ism; man·da·ic; man·da·la; man·da·ment; man·dan; man·dant; man·da·pa; man·dar; man·da·rin·ate; man·da·rin·ism; man·da·tary; man·da·tee; man·da·tor; man·da·to·ri·ly; man·da·tum; man·da·ya; man·de; man·de·ism; man·del·ate; man·del·ic;… …   English syllables

  • nese — achi·nese; ar·a·ka·nese; atjeh·nese; bar·ce·lo·nese; boet·i·nese; bu·gi·nese; cam·pi·da·nese; cas·si·nese; cher·so·nese; gabo·nese; gha·nese; kho·ta·nese; le·o·nese; mac·a·nese; man·ga·nese; me·na·do·nese; mes·si·nese; mod·e·nese; nese;… …   English syllables

  • manganese — man·ga·nese …   English syllables

  • nešeinia — sf. sing. (1) žr. nešenė: Nepatinka man šita nešeinia, šita mada Krok. Nuplyšo sena nešeinia, reikės pasisiūti kita Ūd …   Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language

  • manganese — man|ga|nese [ˈmæŋgəni:z] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: manganèse, from Italian manganese magnesia, manganese , from Medieval Latin magnesia; MAGNESIA] a grey white metal that breaks easily and is used to make steel and glass. It is a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • manganese — man|ga|nese [ mæŋgə,niz ] noun uncount a hard gray metal used for making steel and glass …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • manganese — man•ga•nese [[t]ˈmæŋ gəˌnis, ˌniz[/t]] n. chem. a hard, brittle, grayish white, metallic element, an oxide of which, MnO2, is a valuable oxidizing agent: used chiefly as an alloying agent in strengthening steel Symbol: Mn; at. wt.: 54.938; at. no …   From formal English to slang

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