Mn
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Chemical symbol for the metal manganese used to make steel
- noun
- Specialized
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manganeso
- Mn and Ni
Synonyms
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A hard gray metal used to make steel stronger and in batteries
is written as a two-letter chemical symbol used in formulas
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A hard gray metal used to make steel
refers to the element by a short letter code rather than its number
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mn is the chemical symbol for manganese, and that name comes from the old place 'Magnesia' and is related to magnet, so you can remember it by thinking of magnetic minerals. That's why Mn refers to a hard metal found in many minerals and used to make strong steel.