Definitions for magnesiummægˈni zi əm, -ʒəm, -ʃi əm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mag•ne•si•ummægˈni zi əm, -ʒəm, -ʃi əm(n.)
a light, ductile, silver-white metallic element that burns with a dazzling light, used in alloys, fireworks, and flashbulbs.
Category: Chemistry
Ref: Symbol: Mg 3
Origin of magnesium:
1800–10; < NL; see magnesia , -ium2
Princeton's WordNet
magnesium, Mg, atomic number 12(noun)
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)
Wiktionary
magnesium(Noun)
A light, flammable, silvery metal, and a chemical element (symbol Mg) with an atomic number of 12.
Origin: From magnesium, from .
Webster Dictionary
Magnesium(noun)
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
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Magnesium
A metallic element that has the atomic symbol Mg, atomic number 12, and atomic weight 24.31. It is important for the activity of many enzymes, especially those involved in OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION.
Translations for magnesium
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
magnesium(noun)
a silver-white metallic element that burns with a bright, white light.
- magnesiumAfrikaans
- مغنيسيومArabic
- магнезийBulgarian
- magnésioPortuguese (BR)
- magnéziumCzech
- das MagnesiumGerman
- magnesiumDanish
- μαγνήσιοGreek
- magnesioSpanish
- magneesiumEstonian
- منیزیمFarsi
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- magnésiumFrench
- מַגנֶזיוּםHebrew
- मैगनीश्यिमHindi
- magnezijCroatian
- magnéziumHungarian
- magnesiumIndonesian
- magnesíumIcelandic
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- 마그네슘Korean
- magnisLithuanian
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- magnesiumMalay
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- magnezPolish
- منیزیمPersian
- مګنيزيومPashto
- magnésioPortuguese
- magneziuRomanian
- магнийRussian
- magnéziumSlovak
- magnezijSlovenian
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- magnesiumSwedish
- ธาตุแมกนีเซียมThai
- magnezyumTurkish
- 鎂Chinese (Trad.)
- магнійUkrainian
- ایک روپہلی دھاتUrdu
- Magiê (hóa học)Vietnamese
- 镁Chinese (Simp.)
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