Magnesia
//ˌmæɡˈniʒə// name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 magnesium oxide countable, uncountable
"The apocrenates of iron and manganese are slightly soluble; those of lime, magnesia and alumina are insoluble."
- 2 a white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase; a source of magnesium wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A region that is home to the city of Volos, located in the southwestern tip of Thessaly in north central Greece.
Example
More examples"Serpentine is a greenish rock, a silicate of magnesia, in which there is sometimes from 30 to 40 per cent of magnesia."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English magnesia, from Late Latin magnesia, from Ancient Greek μαγνησία (magnēsía), after Μαγνησία (Magnēsía), a name of several cities (in Thessaly, Lydia, and Asia Minor). Doublet of Magnesia, magnesium, and manganese, and related to magnet.
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek Μαγνησία (Magnēsía).
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