magnesium (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *magnesium*:
NOUN	substance	magnesium, Mg, atomic number 12	a light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element

magnesium > pronunciation
Sounds	maegniy'ziyahm
Rhymes	abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm...

English > *magnesium*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	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	Mg, atomic number 12
Broader	metallic element, metal	Any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
Substance of	carnallite	A white or reddish mineral consisting of hydrous chlorides / chlorides of potassium and magnesium
	dolomite, bitter spar	A light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate
	magnesite	A white mineral consisting of magnesium carbonate
	olivine	A mineral consisting of magnesium iron silicate
	periclase, magnesia, magnesium oxide	A white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase
	spinel	A hard glassy mineral consisting of an oxide of magnesium and aluminum
Spanish	magnesio, número atómico 12
Catalan	magnesi, número atòmic 12

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