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Meaning of Manganese | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

ˈmæŋ.ɡəˌniz

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A metallic chemical element (symbol Mn) with an atomic number of 25, not a free element in nature but often found in minerals in combination with iron, and useful in industrial alloy production.
uncountable
A single atom of this element.
countable

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Afrikaans mangaan

العربية مَنْجَنِيز منغنيز

Български манган

Bosanski mangan манган

Català manganès

Čeština mangan manganistý

Cymraeg manganîs

Dansk mangan

Deutsch Mangan

Ελληνικά μαγγάνιο

Esperanto mangano

Español manganeso

Eesti mangaan

Suomi mangaani

Français manganésé manganèse

Gàidhlig mangaineis

Galego manganeso

עברית מנגן

हिन्दी इंगनी

Hrvatski mangan манган

Magyar mangán

Հայերեն մանգան

Íslenska mangan

Italiano manganese

日本語マンガン満俺

ქართული მარგანეცი

Қазақша марганец

ខ្មែរ ម៉ង់កាណែស

한국어 망가니즈 망간

Latina manganum

Lëtzebuergesch Mangan

Lietuvių manganas

Latviešu mangāns

Македонски манган

മലയാളം മാംഗനീസ്

Bahasa Melayu batu kawi mangan

Malti manganiż

Nederlands mangaan manganium

Polski mangan

Português manganês manganésio

Română mangan

Русский марганец

Slovenčina mangán

Slovenščina mangan

Shqip mangan

Српски mangan манган

Svenska mangan

Kiswahili manganizi

தமிழ் செவ்விரும்பு மாங்கனீசு

ไทย แมงกานีส

Türkçe mangan manganez

Українська Марганець

Tiếng Việt mangan

Examples

“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.”

“For the past ten years Brad Racette, a neurologist at Washington University in St Louis, Missouri, has been tracking those effects, paying special attention to welders, since they are exposed to more manganese than most people. Being harder than iron, manganese is often used to strengthen steel and is present in many industrial emissions, including welding fumes.”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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