Meanings
nounmanganism (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineManganese poisoning, a toxic condition resulting from chronic exposure to manganese.
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Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese, a silvery metal, began to totter, slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated. The poisoning was irreversible, and soon ended in psychosis and death. Nowadays workers are exposed to far lower doses and manganism is rare.
2014 April 21, “Subtle effects”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8884, archived from the original on 20 Jan 2021
Origin
- LatinMagnēsia
- Latinmagnēsius
- Medieval Latinmagnēsia
- Italianmanganese
- Frenchmanganèse
- Englishmanganese
- Englishmanganism
Translations
French manganisme
- manganismemanganese poisoning
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APA
manganism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manganism
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“manganism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manganism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “manganism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manganism.
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