manganese
Cross references: 1. element man.ga.nese \'man-g*-.ne-z, -.ne-s\ \.man-g*-'ne--zh*n, -sh*n\ n [F mangane'se, fr. It manganese magnesia, manganese, fr. ML mag]nesia : a grayish white usu. hard and brittle polyvalent metallic element that r esembles iron but is not magnetic - man.ga.ne.sian aj