MANGANESE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does manganese mean? 

• MANGANESE (noun)
  The noun MANGANESE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: MANGANESE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MANGANESE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 25; manganese; Mn

Hypernyms ("manganese" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Holonyms ("manganese" is a substance of...):

hausmannite (a mineral consisting of manganese tetroxide; a source of manganese)

manganite (a black mineral consisting of basic manganese oxide; a source of manganese)

psilomelane (a mineral consisting of hydrated basic oxide of manganese and barium; a source of manganese)

pyrolusite (a mineral consisting of manganese dioxide; an important source of manganese)

rhodochrosite (a mineral consisting of manganese carbonate; a source of manganese)

 Context examples 

Neuroprotective genes activated by NF-kB include the anti-oxidant enzyme manganese superoxide dismutase and calbindin-D28k.

(Erythropoietin Neuroprotection Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Forms of the element manganese found in foods.

(Dietary Manganese, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

Exposure to both lead and high levels of manganese has been associated with autism traits and severity.

(Baby teeth link autism and heavy metals, NIH)

Upon administration, imisopasem manganese mimics the activity of MnSOD and scavenges reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as superoxide anion, which prevents oxygen free radical damage to macromolecules such as DNA.

(Imisopasem Manganese, NCI Thesaurus)

A plasmid DNA encoding human manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) and liposomally encapsulated with potential chemoprotective activity.

(Liposomal MnSOD Plasmid, NCI Thesaurus)

A derivative of pyridoxyl ethyldiamine (PLED) and mimetic of the human mitochondrial manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD), with antioxidant, metal chelating and potential chemoprotective activities.

(PLED-based MnSOD Mimetic, NCI Thesaurus)

Manganese ion requiring two electrons to return to its elemental state.

(Mn2+, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

The manganese oxides were found in mineral veins within a geological setting the Curiosity mission has placed in a timeline of ancient environmental conditions.

(NASA Rover Findings Point to a More Earth-like Martian Past, NASA)

But the combination of mid-range manganese and high selenium concentrations completely offset lead-associated blood and pulse pressure.

(Micronutrients can counter lead effects in blood pressure, SciDev.Net)

Manganese ion requiring three electrons to return to its elemental state.

(Mn3+, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)