manganous
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of manganous
First recorded in 1815–25; mangan(ese) + -ous
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.
Manganese takes the sulfur away from the iron and the manganous sulfide which is formed collects in small globules throughout the metal without weakening it.
From Time Magazine Archive
Write the equations for the preparation of manganous chloride, carbonate, and hydroxide.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson
Only the manganous and the chromic salts, however, are of importance.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson
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
In barytobiotite and manganophyllite the magnesia is partly replaced by baryta and manganous oxide respectively.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
