manganous

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adjective

Containing manganese in its +2 oxidation state.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← English manganese ← French manganèse →
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Meanings

adjectivemanganous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryContaining manganese in its +2 oxidation state.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
  2. Ancient GreekΜαγνησία (Magnēsía)
  3. LatinMagnēsia
  4. Latinmagnēsius
  5. Medieval Latinmagnēsia
  6. Italianmanganese
  7. Frenchmanganèse
  8. Englishmanganese
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  11. Englishmanganous

From manganese + -ous.

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APA

manganous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manganous

MLA

“manganous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manganous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “manganous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manganous.

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