Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun manganese

1 sense of manganese

Sense 1
manganese, Mn, atomic number 25 -- (a hard brittle grey polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic; used in making steel; occurs in many minerals)
       => metallic element, metal -- (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)