magnesium

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the chemical element with atomic number 12, a light, silvery-white metal that burns with an intense white flame

   The scientist compared the planet's supply of magnesium with its aluminum deposits.

Common collocations

• magnesium sulfate Noun + noun

From New Latin magnesium, based on Greek Magnesia, the name of a region in Thessaly associated with mineral substances. Humphry Davy adopted magnesium after first proposing magnium for the metal he isolated. The chemical symbol is Mg.

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