manganese
noun
man·ga·nese
ˈmaŋ-gə-ˌnēz 
-ˌnēs
: a grayish-white usually hard and brittle metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic and is used especially in alloys, batteries, and plant fertilizers see Chemical Elements Table
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Scientists at San José State University recorded a dramatic increase in nickel, manganese and cobalt — materials used in lithium ion batteries — in soil samples at the Elkhorn Slough Reserve after the recent fire at the nearby Moss Landing Power Plant.
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025
According to a press release from SJSU, unusually high concentrations of nickel, manganese and cobalt were detected by SJSU’s Moss Landing Marine Laboratories.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
At one such meeting at the school in Patagonia, where neighbors and local officials were railing against a company that is set to mine zinc and manganese in the town’s watershed, Mayes cautioned that applying public nuisance law to already permitted mines could be difficult.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
Derived from trees belonging to the Cinnamomum genus, cinnamon bark contains potassium, manganese, and calcium, along with protective polyphenols, or plant compounds with antioxidant properties.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025
According to a press release from SJSU, unusually high concentrations of nickel, manganese and cobalt were detected by SJSU’s Moss Landing Marine Laboratories.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
At one such meeting at the school in Patagonia, where neighbors and local officials were railing against a company that is set to mine zinc and manganese in the town’s watershed, Mayes cautioned that applying public nuisance law to already permitted mines could be difficult.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
Derived from trees belonging to the Cinnamomum genus, cinnamon bark contains potassium, manganese, and calcium, along with protective polyphenols, or plant compounds with antioxidant properties.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
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manganese
noun
man·ga·nese
ˈmaŋ-gə-ˌnēz
-ˌnēs
: a grayish white usually hard and brittle metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic see element
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manganese
noun
man·ga·nese
ˈmaŋ-gə-ˌnēz, -ˌnēs
: a grayish white usually hard and brittle metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic
—symbol Mn
see Chemical Elements Table
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