How do you pronounce manganese?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmæŋ.ɡəˌniz/.

manganese

/ˈmæŋ.ɡəˌniz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables: man-ga-nese
IPA: /ˈmæŋ.ɡəˌniz/

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Meaning

noun

A metallic chemical element (symbol Mn) with an atomic number of 25, not a free element in nature but often found in minerals in combination with iron, and useful in industrial alloy production.

Uncountable

noun

An atom of this element.

Countable

Example Sentences

"Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis:[…]. The evolutionary precursor of photosynthesis is still under debate, and a new study sheds light. The critical component of the photosynthetic system is the “water-oxidizing complex”, made up of manganese atoms and a calcium atom."
"For the past ten years Brad Racette, a neurologist at Washington University in St Louis, Missouri, has been tracking those effects, paying special attention to welders, since they are exposed to more manganese than most people. Being harder than iron, manganese is often used to strengthen steel and is present in many industrial emissions, including welding fumes."

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek Μᾰγνησῐ́ᾱ (Măgnēsĭ́ā)der. Latin Magnēsia Latin -ius Latin magnēsius Medieval Latin magnēsiader. Italian manganeseder. French manganèsebor. English manganese From French manganèse, from Italian manganese, by alteration from Latin magnesia (“magnesia”), from Ancient Greek μαγνησία (magnēsía), after Μαγνησία (Magnēsía, “Magnesia”). Doublet of Magnesia, magnesia, and magnesium; more at magnet.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: manganèse, manganese, magnesia, μαγνησία

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmæŋ.ɡəˌniz/
British English: /ˈmæŋ.ɡəˌniːz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

manganeses (plural) manganesium (alternative, obsolete) manganesum (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

armangite chloromanganese dimanganese ekamanganese ferromanganese heptamanganese hexamanganese manganeous manganesane manganesate manganesemia manganesian

Phrases

black manganese copper-manganese corneous manganese dvi-manganese eka-manganese grey manganese horn manganese iron-manganese tungstate

Frequently Paired Words

manganate manganosite permanganate Condy's crystals pyrolusite rhodochrosite

Synonyms

mn atomic number 25