magnesium carbonate
The magnesium salt of carbonic acid, MgCO₃The magnesium salt of carbonic acid, MgCO₃; it is a white powdery solid that occurs as magnesite and other minerals; it used as a mild base and in numerous industrial applications
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The magnesium salt of carbonic acid, MgCO₃; it is a white powdery solid that occurs as magnesite and other minerals; it used as a mild base and in numerous industrial applications
a very white crystalline salt that occurs naturally as magnesite or as dolomite
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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