*gane*

v. i. [ See Yawn. ] To yawn; to gape. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. (Hindu Myth.) The Hindu god of wisdom, prudence and prophesy; the remover of obstacles.
Syn. -- Ganapati. [ 1913 Webster WordNet 1.5 ]

☞ He is represented as a short, fat, red-colored man, with a large belly and the head of an elephant. Balfour. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A small European duck (Anas querquedula); -- called also cricket teal, and summer teal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Russ. karagan' ] (Zool.) A species of gray fox found in Russia. [ 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 ]

n. (Biol.) a specialized part of a cell performing a specific function, usually visible under the microscope as a distinct object; it is analogous to an organ{ 2 }, but on a microscopic scale.
Syn. -- cell organ. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Zool.) Any insect belonging to the Phryganeides. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Phryganea, the typical genus, fr. Gr. &unr_; a dry stick. ] (Zool.) A tribe of neuropterous insects which includes the caddice flies; -- called also Trichoptera. See Trichoptera. [ Written also Phryganides. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From the Chinese name. ] (Zool.) The esculent swallow. See under Esculent. [ 1913 Webster ]