Synonyms for manganese
ˈmæŋ gəˌnis, -ˌnizman·ganese

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1. manganese, Mn, atomic number 25noun

   a hard brittle grey polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic; used in making steel; occurs in many minerals

   Synonyms:
   atomic number 25

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1. manganesenoun

   Synonyms:
   black oxide of manganese (the oxide having the same name as the metal), peroxide or deutoxide of manganese

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1. List of paraphrases for "manganese":

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1. Greg Foulis:

   We do not use arsenic or manganese in our operation.

2. Jim White:

   Pumpkin seeds are high in vitamin A, vitamin B (including thiamin, riboflavin), vitamin C, vitamin K, niacin, calcium, iron, phosphorus, and protein, they are also high in magnesium, manganese, zinc, potassium, and copper.

3. Colin Devey:

   I was surprised, because this is generally not the place you think of for manganese nodules.

4. Jared Leadbetter:

   There is a whole set of environmental engineering literature on drinking-water-distribution systems getting clogged by manganese oxides, but how and for what reason such material is generated there has remained an enigma. Clearly, many scientists have considered that bacteria using manganese for energy might be responsible, but evidence supporting this idea was not available until now.

5. Jared Leadbetter:

   These are the first bacteria found to use manganese as their source of fuel, a wonderful aspect of microbes in nature is that they can metabolize seemingly unlikely materials, like metals, yielding energy useful to the cell.