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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