dvi-manganese

noun

rhenium

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Meanings

noundvi-manganese (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablerhenium

    Before the discovery and confirmation of the existence of rhenium predicted by Mendeleev's periodic law, rhenium was provisionally termed dvi-manganese because of its expected resemblance to manganese.

    2001 April 16, J. Michael Davis, “Manganese and Rhenium”, in Patty's Toxicology, →DOI

Origin

From dvi- + manganese.

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dvi-manganese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dvi-manganese

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“dvi-manganese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dvi-manganese. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dvi-manganese,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dvi-manganese.

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