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mag·ne·sia
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manganese
a hard, brittle, grayish-white, metallic element, an oxide of which, MnO 2 (manganese dioxide) is a valuable oxidizing agent: used chiefly as an alloying agent in steel to give it toughness. Symbol: Mn; atomic weight: 54.938; atomic number: 25; specific gravity: 7.2 at 20°C. -
brucite
the mineral form of magnesium hydroxide, translucent and white or pale green in colour -
magnesium oxide
magnesia. -
magnet
a body, as a piece of iron or steel, that possesses the property of attracting certain substances, as iron. -
manisa
a city in W Turkey, near the Aegean: Roman defeat of Antiochus the Great 190 b.c. -
milk of magnesia
a milky white suspension in water of magnesium hydroxide, Mg (OH) 2 , used as an antacid or laxative.