Man`ga*ne"sious (?), a. (Chem.) Manganous.
Man`ga*ne"si*um (?), n. [NL.] Manganese.
Man`ga*ne"sous (?), a. (Chem.) Manganous.
Man`gan"ic (?), a. [Cf. F. manganique.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to
resembling, or containing, manganese; specif., designating compounds in
which manganese has a higher valence as contrasted with manganous
compounds. Cf. Manganous.
Manganic acid, an acid, H2MnO4, formed from manganese, analogous to
sulphuric acid.
Man`ga*nif"er*ous (?), a. [Manganese + -ferous.] Containing manganese.
Man"ga*nite (?), n. 1. (Min.) One of the oxides of manganese; -- called
also gray manganese ore. It occurs in brilliant steel-gray or iron-
black crystals, also massive.
2. (Chem.) A compound of manganese dioxide with a metallic oxide; so
called as though derived from the hypothetical manganous acid.
Man*ga"ni*um (?), n. [NL.] Manganese.
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.
Mang"corn` (?), n. [OE. mengen to mix. See Mingle, and Corn.] A mixture
of wheat and rye, or other species of grain. [Prov Eng.]
Mange (?), n. [See Mangy.] (Vet.) The scab or itch in cattle, dogs, and
other beasts.
Mange insect (Zoöl.), any one of several species of small parasitic
mites, which burrow in the skin of cattle. horses, dogs, and other
animals, causing the mange. The mange insect of the horse (Psoroptes,
or Dermatodectes, equi), and that of cattle (Symbiotes, or
Dermatophagys, bovis) are the most important species. See Acarina.
Man"gel-wur`zel (?), n. [G., corrupted fr. mangoldwurzel; mangold beet
+ wurzel root.] (Bot.) A kind of large field beet (B. macrorhiza), used
as food for cattle, -- by some considered a mere variety of the
ordinary beet. See Beet. [Written also mangold- wurzel.]
Man"ger (?), n. [F. mangeoire, fr. manger to eat, fr. L. manducare, fr.
mandere to chew. Cf. Mandible, Manducate.] 1. A trough or open box in
which fodder is placed for horses or cattle to eat.
2. (Naut.) The fore part of the deck, having a bulkhead athwart ships
high enough to prevent water which enters the hawse holes from running
over it.
Man"gi*ly (?), adv. In a mangy manner; scabbily.
Man"gi*ness, n. [From Mangy.] The condition or quality of being mangy.
Man"gle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mangled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Mangling
(?).] [A frequentative fr. OE. manken to main, AS. mancian, in
bemancian to mutilate, fr. L. mancus maimed; perh. akin to G. mangeln
to be wanting.] 1. To cut or bruise with repeated blows or strokes,
making a ragged or torn wound, or covering with wounds; to tear in
cutting; to cut in a bungling manner; to lacerate; to mutilate.
Mangled with ghastly wounds through plate and mail.
Milton.
2. To mutilate or injure, in making, doing, or performing; as, to
mangle a piece of music or a recitation.
To mangle a play or a novel.
Swift.
Man"gle, n. [D. mangel, fr. OE. mangonel a machine for throwing stones,
LL. manganum, Gr. &?; a machine for defending fortifications, axis of a
pulley. Cf. Mangonel.] A machine for smoothing linen or cotton cloth,
as sheets, tablecloths, napkins, and clothing, by roller pressure.
Mangle rack (Mach.), a contrivance for converting continuous circular
motion into reciprocating rectilinear motion, by means of a rack and
pinion, as in the mangle. The pinion is held to the rack by a groove in
such a manner that it passes alternately from one side of the rack to
the other, and thus gives motion to it in opposite directions,
according to the side in which its teeth are engaged. -- Mangle wheel,
a wheel in which the teeth, or pins, on its face, are interrupted on
one side, and the pinion, working in them, passes from inside to
outside of the teeth alternately, thus converting the continuous
circular motion of the pinion into a reciprocating circular motion of
the wheel.
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Man"gle (?), v. t. [Cf. D. mangelen. See Mangle, n.] To smooth with a
mangle, as damp linen or cloth.
Man"gler (?), n. [See 1st Mangle.] One who mangles or tears in cutting;
one who mutilates any work in doing it.
Man"gler, n. [See 3d Mangle.] One who smooths with a mangle.
Man"go (?), n.; pl. Mangoes (#). [Pg. manga, fr. Tamil mnky.] 1. The
fruit of the mango tree. It is rather larger than an apple, and of an
ovoid shape. Some varieties are fleshy and luscious, and others tough
and tasting of turpentine. The green fruit is pickled for market.