manganic, a. Chem.
(mæŋˈgænɪk)
[f. mangan-ese + -ic.]
Applied to compounds containing manganese in its highest valency. manganic acid: an acid (H2MnO4) not known exc. in combination with alkalis, with which it forms manganates.
| 1836 Brande Chem. (ed. 4) 633 Manganic acid. 1877 Kingzett Alkali Trade 209 Manganic chloride. 1878 Abney Photogr. (1881) 72 The permanganate is decomposed..and insoluble manganic oxide is precipitated on the image. |