manganic

American  

[man-gan-ik, mang-] / mænˈgæn ɪk, mæŋ- /

adjective

Chemistry.

1. of or containing manganese, especially in the trivalent state.

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manganic British  

/ mænˈɡænɪk /

adjective

1. of or containing manganese in the trivalent state

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Etymology

Origin of manganic

First recorded in 1830–40; mangan(ese) + -ic

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Example Sentences

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manganic

Gluconic acid distilled with hydrochloric acid gave traces of furfural; so also with sulphuric acid and manganic oxide.

From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by C. F. Cross

Manganese forms no less than six different oxides—viz., protoxide, sesquioxide the red oxide, the binoxide or peroxide, manganic acid, and permanganic acid.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883 by Various

Sienna, like umber, is essentially a silicate of iron and alumina, containing manganic oxide.

From Paint Technology and Tests by Henry A. Gardner

There is thus precipitated on the fibre manganous hydrate, which by a short passage into a cold dilute solution of bleaching powder is oxidized and converted into the brown manganic hydrate.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various

Manganese forms two unstable acids, namely, manganic acid and permanganic acid.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson

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