MN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does MN mean? 

• MN (noun)
  The noun MN has 2 senses:

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

2. a midwestern state

  Familiarity information: MN used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MN (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 ("Mn" 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 ("Mn" 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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A midwestern state

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Gopher State; Minn.; Minnesota; MN; North Star State

Instance hypernyms:

American state (one of the 50 states of the United States)

Meronyms (parts of "MN"):

Voyageurs National Park (a national park in Minnesota having ancient rock outcroppings and evergreen forests)

Mesabi Range (a range of hills in northeastern Minnesota where rich iron ore deposits were discovered in 1887)

Little Sioux River (a river that rises in southwestern Minnesota and flows southwestward to the Missouri River in western Iowa)

Virginia (a town in northeastern Minnesota in the heart of the Mesabi Range)

Twin Cities (nickname for Saint Paul and Minneapolis)

capital of Minnesota; Saint Paul; St. Paul (capital of the state of Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river adjacent to Minneapolis; one of the Twin Cities)

Saint Cloud; St. Cloud (a town in central Minnesota on the Mississippi River; granite quarries)

Rochester (a town in southeast Minnesota)

Minneapolis (largest city in Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river; noted for flour mills; one of the Twin Cities)

Mankato (a town in southern Minnesota)

Hibbing (a town in northeastern Minnesota in the Mesabi Range)

Duluth (a city in northeast Minnesota on Lake Superior)

Bemidji (a town in northern Minnesota)

Holonyms ("MN" is a part of...):

middle west; Midwest; midwestern United States (the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America))

America; the States; U.S.; U.S.A.; United States; United States of America; US; USA (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)

 Context examples 

This protein is involved in red blood cell MN antigenicity.

(Glycophorin-A, NCI Thesaurus)

A radioimmunoconjugate of a murine monoclonal antibody, MoAb MN-14, labeled with indium 111 (In-111).

(In 111 Monoclonal Antibody MN-14, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-profit organization based in Minneapolis, MN, that facilitates hematopoietic cell transplants for patients by connecting patients, doctors, donors and researchers to the resources they need.

(National Marrow Donor Program, NCI Thesaurus)

In-111 MoAb MN-14 emits gamma radiation and X-Ray photons that can be captured by gamma camera allowing imaging of tumor cells that express CEA.

(In 111 Monoclonal Antibody MN-14, NCI Thesaurus)