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Magnesium
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What's The Definition Of Magnesium?
[n] 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 | Synonyms for Magnesium: atomic number 12 | Mg Related Terms | Find terms related to Magnesium: See Also | carnallite | dolomite | magnesia | magnesite | magnesium oxide | metal | metallic element | olivine | periclase | spinel Magnesium In Webster's Dictionary \Mag*ne"si*um\, n. [NL. & F. See {Magnesia}.] (Chem.)
A light silver-white metallic element, malleable and ductile,
quite permanent in dry air but tarnishing in moist air. It
burns, forming (the oxide) magnesia, with the production of a
blinding light (the so-called magnesium light) which is used
in signaling, in pyrotechny, or in photography where a strong
actinic illuminant is required. Its compounds occur
abundantly, as in dolomite, talc, meerschaum, etc. Symbol Mg.
Atomic weight, 24.4. Specific gravity, 1.75.
{Magnesium sulphate}. (Chem.) Same as {Epsom salts}.
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