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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The company is focused on collecting and processing polymetallic nodules containing nickel, copper, cobalt, and manganese, which are critical for energy infrastructure and industrial manufacturing.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2025
The nodules are rich in metals such as nickel, cobalt and manganese – key ingredients for batteries, smartphones, wind turbines and military hardware.
—Alexus Cazares-Nuesser, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025
Canada’s Leverage Of the 50 critical minerals, Canada owns the lion’s share of production of the top five--lithium, cobalt, copper, nickel, and manganese—collectively, thanks to its domestic industry and its interest in international mines.
—Dipka Bhambhani, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Russia's mineral resources have been strengthened by its invasion of Ukraine, as the country is now in control of territories rich in deposits of copper, lead, manganese, iron, and rare earth elements.
—John Feng, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2025
The nodules are rich in metals such as nickel, cobalt and manganese – key ingredients for batteries, smartphones, wind turbines and military hardware.
—Alexus Cazares-Nuesser, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025
Canada’s Leverage Of the 50 critical minerals, Canada owns the lion’s share of production of the top five--lithium, cobalt, copper, nickel, and manganese—collectively, thanks to its domestic industry and its interest in international mines.
—Dipka Bhambhani, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Russia's mineral resources have been strengthened by its invasion of Ukraine, as the country is now in control of territories rich in deposits of copper, lead, manganese, iron, and rare earth elements.
—John Feng, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Manganese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manganese. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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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
Medical Definition
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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