Manganous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Manganous \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.
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     {Manganous acid}, a hypothetical compound analogous to
        sulphurous acid, and forming the so-called manganites.
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