Manganism vs Mangonism - What's the difference?
manganism | mangonism |
(label) Manganese poisoning, a toxic condition resulting from chronic exposure to manganese.
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As nouns the difference between manganism and mangonism
is that manganism is (label) manganese poisoning, a toxic condition resulting from chronic exposure to manganese while mangonism is (obsolete) the art of mangonizing, or setting off to advantage.manganism
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(-) (wikipedia manganism)Subtle effects, passage=Manganism' has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese, a silvery metal, began to totter, slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated. The poisoning was irreversible, and soon ended in psychosis and death. Nowadays workers are exposed to far lower doses and ' manganism is rare.}}