 magnesium |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (chemistry) a light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element; in pure form it burns with brilliant white flame; occurs naturally only in combination (as in magnesite and dolomite and carnallite and spinel and olivine) | |
| Synonyms: | atomic_number_12 Mg | |
| Related terms: | metallic_element magnesite dolomite olivine periclase spinel carnallite | |
| Similar spelling: |
Magness magnesia magnesite Magnus |
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