Definition of "manganate" []

• A salt containing manganese in its anion, especially a salt containing the MnO4 radical. (noun)

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• "When a solution containing the green manganate ion"
• "By several methods, manganate of baryta may be obtained either as an emerald-green, a bluish-green, or a pale green."
• "Now, however, this difficulty has been partly overcome by so preparing the manganate as to prevent fusion, and to keep it in a spongy state, which gives very high results, and the substance being practically everlasting, the cost of production is extremely low."