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n. [ LL. angariatio, fr. L. angaria service to a lord, villenage, fr. angarius, Gr. 'a`ggaros (a Persian word), a courier for carrying royal dispatches. ] Exaction of forced service; compulsion. [ Obs. ] Speed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the capital of the ancient Chinese empire.
Syn. -- Sian, Singan, Xian. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ , n.[ OE. galingale, OF. galingal, garingal, F. galanga (cf. Sp. galanga), prob. fr. Ar. khalanjān. ] The pungent aromatic rhizome or tuber of certain East Indian or Chinese species of Alpinia (Alpinia Galanga and Alpinia officinarum) and of the Kæmpferia Galanga), -- all of the Ginger family. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a large building at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained.
Syn. -- airdock, repair shed. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. same as Kanchenjunga.
Syn. -- Kanchenjunga, Kinchinjunga. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Said to be the native name. ] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of jumping marsupials of the family Macropodidæ. They inhabit Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands, They have long and strong hind legs and a large tail, while the fore legs are comparatively short and feeble. The giant kangaroo (Macropus major) is the largest species, sometimes becoming twelve or fourteen feet in total length. The tree kangaroos, belonging to the genus Dendrolagus, live in trees; the rock kangaroos, of the genus Petrogale, inhabit rocky situations; and the brush kangaroos, of the genus Halmaturus, inhabit wooded districts. See Wallaby. [ 1913 Webster ]

Kangaroo apple (Bot.), the edible fruit of the Tasmanian plant Solanum aviculare. --
Kangaroo grass (Bot.), a perennial Australian forage grass (Anthistiria australis). --
Kangaroo hare (Zool.), the jerboa kangaroo. See under Jerboa. --
Kangaroo mouse. (Zool.) See Jumping mouse, under Jumping. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A jumping rodent of the genus Dipodomys of the family Heteromyidae, which lives in arid regions of Mexico and the western U. S. [ PJC ]

2. (Zool.) An Australian mammal of the genus Notomys. [ PJC ]

3. (Zool.) a small ratlike Australian kangaroo of the genus Potorous, also called the potoroo. [ PJC ]

n. A sedgelike spring-flowering herb (Anigozanthus manglesii) of Australia, having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs.
Syn. -- kangaroo paw, kangaroo-foot plant, Australian sword lily, Anigozanthus manglesii. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Zool.) A curious colubriform snake of the genus Xyphorhynchus, from Madagascar. It is brownish red, and its nose is prolonged in the form of a sharp blade. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) One of numerous species of long-winged, shrikelike birds of Australia and the East Indies, of the genus Artamus, and allied genera; called also wood swallow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Surg.) A linen roller used in dressing wounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

A gum of a crimson color, obtained from a tree (Macaranga Indica) that grows in the East Indies. It is used in taking impressions of coins, medallions, etc., and sometimes as a medicine. Balfour (Cyc. of India). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ So called by Buffon from Mangaby, in Madagascar, where he erroneously supposed them be native. ] (Zool.) Any one of several African monkeys of the genus Cercocebus, as the sooty mangabey (Cercocebus fuliginosus), which is sooty black. [ Also written mangaby. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Mangonel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. manganate. ] (Chem.) A salt of manganic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The manganates are usually green, and are well-known compounds, though derived from a hypothetical acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A manganate. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. manganèse, It. manganese, sasso magnesio; prob. corrupted from L. magnes, because of its resemblance to the magnet. See Magnet, and cf. Magnesia. ] (Chem.) An element obtained by reduction of its oxide, as a hard, grayish white metal, fusible with difficulty (melting point 1244° C), but easily oxidized. Its ores occur abundantly in nature as the minerals pyrolusite, manganite, etc. Symbol Mn. Atomic number 25; Atomic weight 54.938 [ C=12.011 ]. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

☞ An alloy of manganese with iron (called ferromanganese) is used to increase the density and hardness of steel. [ 1913 Webster ]

Black oxide of manganese,
Manganese dioxide or
Manganese peroxide, or
Black manganese (Chem.), a heavy black powder MnO2, occurring native as the mineral pyrolusite, and valuable as a strong oxidizer; -- called also familiarly manganese. It colors glass violet, and is used as a decolorizer to remove the green tint of impure glass. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A brass alloy having from 1 to 4 percent of manganese added to harden it; made by adding manganese to the copper and zinc used in brass.
Syn. -- high-strength brass. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

. Cast steel containing a considerable percentage (10-14) of manganese, which makes it very hard and tough and highly resistant to wear. See Alloy steel, above. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Cf. F. manganésien. ] (Chem.) Manganic. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. manganésique. ] (Chem.) Manganic. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Manganous. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. ] Manganese. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Manganous. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A dibasic acid H2MnO4, formed from manganese, analogous to sulphuric acid; it is found only in solution and in manganate salts. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Manganese + -ferous. ] Containing manganese. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chem.) A compound of manganese dioxide with a metallic oxide; so called as though derived from the hypothetical manganous acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. ] Manganese. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Manganous acid, a hypothetical compound analogous to sulphurous acid, and forming the so-called manganites. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A salt of permanganic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

Potassium permanganate. (Chem.) See Potassium permanganate, under Potassium. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, one of the higher acids of manganese, HMnO4, which forms salts called permanganates. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Of or pertaining to the phalanges. See Phalanx, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The salagane. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Sp. sangria, lit., bleeding, from sangre, blood, L. sanguis. ] Wine and water sweetened and spiced, -- a favorite West Indian drink. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. (Zool.) The Abyssinian ox (Bos Africanus syn. Bibos Africanus), noted for the great length of its horns. It has a hump on its back. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) An East Indian civet (Viverra tangalunga). [ 1913 Webster ]