MANGANESE, BLACK OXIDE OF
\mˈaŋɡənˌiːz], \mˈaŋɡənˌiːz], \m_ˈa_ŋ_ɡ_ə_n_ˌiː_z]\
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This oxide is not much used in medicine. It has been advised to dust the affected parts, in tinea capitis, with the powder. It is officinal in the Edinburgh pharmacopoeia, and is used in preparing chlorine, solution of chlorine, and solution of chlorinated soda.
By Robley Dunglison
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