manganous
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of manganous
First recorded in 1815–25; mangan(ese) + -ous
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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
The most important of these salts, all of which belong to the manganous series, are the following: Manganous chloride MnCl2·4H2O.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson
Write the equations for the preparation of manganous chloride, carbonate, and hydroxide.
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
Cotton is dyed by first impregnating it with a solution of manganous chloride, then dyeing and passing into a hot solution of caustic soda.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various
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