Magnesia

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Magnesium oxide.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. magnesium oxide
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A light earthy white substance, consisting of magnesium oxide (MgO), and obtained by heating magnesium hydrate or carbonate, or by burning magnesium. It has a slightly alkaline reaction, and is used in medicine as a mild antacid laxative. See magnesium.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A mineral said to be brought from Magnesia.
  • n. Magnesium oxid (MgO), a white tasteless substance having a feeble alkaline reaction.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase; a source of magnesium
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