English Dictionary: Manganous | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Manganous \Man"ga*nous\, a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, designating, those compounds of manganese in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with manganic compounds; as, manganous oxide. {Manganous acid}, a hypothetical compound analogous to sulphurous acid, and forming the so-called manganites. |