ferromanganese

American

[fer-oh-mang-guh-nees, -neez] / ˌfɛr oʊˈmæŋ gəˌnis, -ˌniz /

noun

a ferroalloy containing up to 90 percent manganese.

ferromanganese British

/ ˌfɛrəʊˈmæŋɡəˌniːz /

noun

an alloy of iron and manganese, used in making additions of manganese to cast iron and steel

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of ferromanganese

First recorded in 1880–85; ferro- + manganese

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Korschinek ended up using a ferromanganese crust dredged from a North Pacific seamount by the German research ship Valdivia in 1976.

From Science Magazine • Jul. 15, 2021

Researchers gathered samples of ferromanganese crusts, slow-growing deposits in which just a few centimeters of the stuff, laid down in layers over time, represent millions of years of history.

From Science Magazine • May 13, 2021

Three features are the prime targets of seabed mining interests: polymetallic sulfides occurring near hydrothermal vents, ferromanganese crusts and polymetallic nodules.

From Scientific American • Jul. 16, 2019

The Swiss firm Batrec removes zinc and ferromanganese from batteries.

From Nature • Mar. 22, 2016

He was now using ferromanganese made in Glasgow.

From The Beginnings of Cheap Steel by Bishop, Philip W.

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023