periclase (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *periclase*:
NOUN	substance	periclase, magnesia, magnesium oxide	a white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase

English > *periclase*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase; a source of magnesium.
Synonyms	magnesia, magnesium oxide
Broader	mineral	Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
Substances	magnesium, Mg, atomic number 12	A light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element
Spanish	magnesia, óxido de magnesio, periclasa
Catalan	magnèsia, òxid de magnesi, periclasa

HyperDic: periclase