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MANGANITE
manganite
(noun) a black mineral consisting of basic manganese oxide; a source of manganese
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
manganite (plural manganites)
(geology) a dark gray mineral of manganese, MnO(OH), found throughout North America and Europe
Anagrams
• emanating, man-eating, maneating
Source: Wiktionary
Man"ga*nite, n.
1. (Min.)
Definition: One of the oxides of manganese; -- called also gray manganese ore. It occurs in brilliant steel-gray or iron-black crystals, also massive.
2. (Chem.)
Definition: A compound of manganese dioxide with a metallic oxide; so called as though derived from the hypothetical manganous acid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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