manganese(n.)
十七世纪时,这种黑色矿物,即锰的氧化物(古代在玻璃制造中用于去除着色物质),被称为法文中的 manganèse(16世纪),来自意大利语的 manganese,改编自中世纪拉丁文的 magnesia(详见 magnesia)。从1783年开始,被用作金属元素的名称。
From the middle of the eighteenth century the combinations of manganese were studied by various chemists, and finally, in 1774, the metal manganese was isolated by Gahn, but for years there was much confusion in regard to its specific name, and it was not until after the beginning of the present century that the name manganese (mangan in German) began to be generally adopted. [Century Dictionary, 1897]
自18世纪中叶以来,锰的各种化合物被各种化学家研究,最终在1774年,Gahn 隔离了金属锰,但是多年来对其具体名称存在很多混淆,直到本世纪开始后, manganese (德文中的 mangan)的名称开始被广泛采用。[《世纪辞典》,1897]
相关词语: Mangano-, manganic, manganous, manganate。
该词起源时间:1670年代