atomic number 25

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   a hard brittle grey polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic; used in making steel; occurs in many minerals

   SynonymsmanganeseMn

   Broadermetallic element

Questions about atomic number 25

What does atomic number 25 mean?

atomic number 25 means "a hard brittle grey polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic; used in making steel; occurs in many minerals".

What is another word for atomic number 25?

Close synonyms include manganese, Mn. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is atomic number 25 a common word?

atomic number 25 is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.