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magnesium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The chemical element with an atomic number of 12. It is a light, easily flammable, silvery-white alkaline earth metal.

Pronunciation

măgnē'zēəm /ˌmæɡˈniːzi.əm/ /ˌmæɡˈnizi.əm/ măgnē'zhəm /ˌmæɡˈniʒəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-magnesium.wav En-us-magnesium.ogg

Word forms

magnesium

Etymology

From New Latin magnēsium, from Ancient Greek μαγνησία (magnēsía), after Μαγνησία (Magnēsía, “Magnesia”), a region in Thessaly. Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy, as a modification of his original suggestion, magnium.

Synonyms

magnium

Related words

mul:Mg magnalium magnelium Magnesia magnesite magnox mag wheel artinite Birmabright bischofite brucite carnallite deweylite epsomite gymnite kieserite lansfordite nesquehonite nigari olivine sellaite talc

Derived words

butylmagnesium calcium magnesium carbonate calcium magnesium silicate dimagnesium eumagnesemia ferromagnesium heptamagnesium hexamagnesium hydromagnesium mafic magnesaemia magnesemia magnesian magnesic magnesium-24 magnesium-25 magnesium-26 magnesium alloy magnesium aluminate magnesium aluminium oxide magnesium aluminum oxide magnesium aluminium silicate magnesium aluminum silicate magnesium carbonate magnesium caseinate magnesium chlorate magnesium chloride magnesium chlorite magnesium citrate magnesium diboride magnesium diglutamate magnesium fluoride magnesium gallate magnesium hydroxide magnesium lactate magnesium lamp magnesium laureth sulfate magnesium laureth sulphate magnesium light magnesiumlike magnesium mica magnesium nitrate magnesium nitride magnesium oxide magnesium perchlorate magnesium peroxide magnesium phosphate magnesium ribbon magnesium silicate magnesium stearate magnesium sulfate magnesium sulphate magnesium sulfide magnesium sulphide magnesium wire magnesuria magniferous manganoso-magnesium alum methylmagnesium nonamagnesium
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