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Phrases 26
- magnesium oxideA white powder (MgO) with a high melting point; it occurs naturally as periclase, an ore of magnesium.
- magnesium chlorideThe magnesium salt of hydrochloric acid, MgCl₂; it has many industrial applications including the electrolytic production of magnesium metal.
- magnesium hydroxideThe base Mg(OH)₂ that occurs naturally as brucite; it is used as an antacid and in many industrial processes.
- magnesium sulfateThe magnesium salt of sulfuric acid (chemical formula MgSO₄), commonly called Epsom salts.
- magnesium carbonateThe 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
- magnesium nitrideA binary compound of magnesium and nitrogen (Mg₃N₂).
- magnesium alloyAny solid solution of magnesium with aluminium, zinc, manganese, silicon, zirconium etc that has a low specific gravity and is used in aircraft manufacture, etc.
- magnesium phosphateAlternative form of E343.
- magnesium ribbonA thin ribbon of magnesium metal used in laboratory demonstrations and in the magnesium lamp.
- magnesium alloysplural of magnesium alloy: Any solid solution of magnesium with aluminium, zinc, manganese, silicon, zirconium etc that has a low specific gravity and is used in aircraft manufacture, etc.
- magnesium fluorideA fluoride salt of magnesium with the chemical formula MgF₂.
- magnesium peroxideA fine white powder, MgO₂, used as a bleach and disinfectant
- magnesium sulfideA white, crystalline powder (when pure), usually found in an impure, brown, non-crystalline form.
- magnesium sulphateAlternative spelling of magnesium sulfate: The magnesium salt of sulfuric acid (chemical formula MgSO₄), commonly called Epsom salts.
- magnesium lactateThe magnesium salt of lactic acid; sometimes used as a buffer of a food additive
- magnesium silicateThe salt MgSiO₃ that occurs naturally as talc, asbestine, gymnite, meerschaum and, combined with other salts, as many other minerals
- magnesium sulphideAlternative spelling of magnesium sulfide: A white, crystalline powder (when pure), usually found in an impure, brown, non-crystalline form.
- magnesium diglutamateAlternative form of E625.
- magnesium lampA lamp, containing a coil of magnesium ribbon fed into a burner by clockwork, that produced an intense light.
- magnesium lighta magnesium lamp
- magnesium wireA thin magnesium ribbon.
- magnesium ribbonsplural of magnesium ribbon: A thin ribbon of magnesium metal used in laboratory demonstrations and in the magnesium lamp.
- magnesium sulfatesplural of magnesium sulfate: The magnesium salt of sulfuric acid (chemical formula MgSO₄), commonly called Epsom salts.
- magnesium caseinateThe magnesium form of caseinate; a food additive used in baked goods and drinks.
- magnesium caseinatesplural of magnesium caseinate: The magnesium form of caseinate; a food additive used in baked goods and drinks.
Compound words 24
- simaThe upturned edge of a roof which acts as a gutter; a cyma.
- maficDescribing rocks, such as silicate minerals, magmas, and volcanic and intrusive igneous rocks, which contain relatively high concentrations of magnesium and iron.
- magnesemiaThe presence of magnesium in the blood, and (usually, especially) the degree (that is, its concentration).
- magnesiumlikeResembling or characteristic of magnesium.
- hydromagnesiumThe univalent radical HMg-
- butylmagnesiumAny of several isomeric organomagnesium reagents used in chemical synthesis.
- dimagnesiumTwo magnesium atoms in a molecule.
- eumagnesemiaSynonym of normomagnesemia: The normal level of magnesium ions in the blood.
- ferromagnesiumA ferroalloy of iron and magnesium.
- heptamagnesiumSeven atoms of magnesium in a chemical compound.