Definitions for magnesiteˈmæg nəˌsaɪt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mag•ne•siteˈmæg nəˌsaɪt(n.)
a mineral, magnesium carbonate, MgCO3, usu. occurring in white masses: a source of magnesium oxide.
Category: Mineralogy
Origin of magnesite:
< F magnésite (1797); see magnesia , -ite1
Princeton's WordNet
magnesite(noun)
a white mineral consisting of magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium
Wiktionary
magnesite(Noun)
A form of magnesium carbonate, MgCO, occurring as dolomite (with calcite) but rarely found in the pure state.
Webster Dictionary
Magnesite(noun)
native magnesium carbonate occurring in white compact or granular masses, and also in rhombohedral crystals
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