magnesia
mag·ne·sia
magnesia · magnesias
Magnesium oxideMagnesium oxide
US/ˌmæɡˈniʒə/
» Magnesia is used in medicine.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Magnesium oxide
More definitions
- a white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase; a source of magnesium
Examples
2 sentencesMagnesia is used in medicine.
Serpentine is a greenish rock, a silicate of magnesia, in which there is sometimes from 30 to 40 per cent of magnesia.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English magnesia, from Late Latin magnesia, from Ancient Greek μαγνησία (magnēFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: magnesiasSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase; a source of magnesium:periclasemagnesium oxide
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable