magnesium en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- măgnē'zēəm (UK)
- /ˌmæɡˈniːzi.əm/ (UK)
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- /ˌmæɡˈnizi.əm/ (US)
- /ˌmæɡˈniʒəm/ (US)
- măgnē'zhəm (US)
- măgnē'zēəm (US)
- (General-American) audio
- (UK) audio
Etymology
From New Latin magnēsium, from Ancient Greek μαγνησία (magnēsía), after Μαγνησία (Magnēsía, “Magnesia”), a region in Thessaly. Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy, as a modification of his original suggestion, magnium.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The chemical element with an atomic number of 12. It is a light, easily flammable, silvery-white alkaline earth metal.
A sample of carbon removed from the ocean in the solid form of calcium carbonate and magnesium hydroxide from UCLA's SeaChange program -- now known as Equatic -- in 2023.
2024 April 21, Laura Paddison, “Can this ocean-based carbon plant help save the world? Some scientists are raising red flags”, in CNN:1999, Chapter 1 "Barrens" Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson The building looked only like a wall glowing in the firelight, but sometimes a barrage of magnesium blue light made its windowframes jump out of the darkness.
- (uncountable) The chemical element with an atomic number of 12. It is a light, easily flammable, silvery-white alkaline earth metal. ▸ An atom of this element.
Deriveds
hexamagnesium · ferromagnesium · magnesium stearate · nonmagnesium · magnesium mica · magnesium aluminium silicate · magnesium-26 · hydromagnesium · magnesium gallate · magnesium lamp · pentamagnesium · magnesium sulfate · magnesium alloy · butylmagnesium · magnesium laureth sulfate · magnesium aluminum silicate · magnesium chloride · magnesemia · dimagnesium · magnesaemia · magnesium fluoride · radiomagnesium · magnesium phosphate · magnesium diboride · magnesium lactate · magnesium nitride · calcium magnesium carbonate · methylmagnesium · magnesium sulphide · magnesium aluminum oxide · magnesium aluminate · potassium magnesium chloride hexahydrate · magnesiumlike · proto-magnesium · nonamagnesium · sima · magnesium chlorate · magnesuria · magnesium oxide · magnesium nitrate · magnesium hydroxide · magnesium sulfide · magnesial · magnesium light · magniferous · eumagnesemia · heptamagnesium · magnesic · magnesium ribbon · magnesium caseinate · magnesium laureth sulphate · sesquimagnesium · magnesium chlorite · trimagnesium · mafic · magnesian · magnesium carbonate · magnesium diglutamate · calcium magnesium silicate · manganoso-magnesium alum · magnesium peroxide · organomagnesium · magnesium perchlorate · magnesium-25 · magnesium-24 · tetramagnesium · magnesium aluminium oxide · magnesium wire · magnesium sulphate · normomagnesemia · magnesium citrate · magnesium silicate
Descendants
Hypernyms
metal · material · alkaline earth metal · substance · substance · alkaline earth metal · material · metal
Relateds
magnox · Magnox · deweylite · mul:Mg · sellaite · nigari · Magnesia · brucite · artinite · carnallite · epsomite · kieserite · magnalium · mag wheel · lansfordite · mul:Mg · olivine · nesquehonite · gymnite · Birmabright · magnelium · talc · magnesia · bischofite · magnesite
Synonyms
Translations (110)
ug ماگنىي (chemical element) · dv މެގްނީޒިއަމް (chemical element) · hi भ्राजातु (chemical element) · tl magnesyo (chemical element) · ia magnesium (chemical element) · ka მაგნიუმი (chemical element) · lb Magnesium (chemical element) · uz magniy (chemical element) · mt manjeżju (chemical element) · it magnesio (chemical element) · ja 苦土素 (chemical element) · fur magnesi (chemical element) · sh ма̀гне̄зиј (chemical element) · km ម៉ាញ៉េស្យូម (chemical element) · ga maignéisiam (chemical element) · fo magnesium (chemical element) · th แมกนีเซียม (chemical element) · tr magnezyum (chemical element) · scn magnesiu (chemical element) · ru ма́гний (chemical element) · fr magnésium (chemical element) · hi मैग्नीसियम (chemical element) · kw magnesiom (chemical element) · gd maignèisiam (chemical element) · bg магне́зий (chemical element) · is magnesíum (chemical element) · sq magneziumi (chemical element) · ko 마그네슘 (chemical element) · cy magnesiwm (chemical element) · lt magnis (chemical element) · fi magnesium (chemical element) · eu magnesioa (chemical element) · br magneziom (chemical element) · fa منیزیم (chemical element) · la magnesium (chemical element) · cs hořčík (chemical element) · kmr magnezyûm (chemical element) · sk horčík (chemical element) · az maqnezium (chemical element) · ta வல்லகுவம் (chemical element) · mk магнезиум (chemical element) · kn ಮ್ಯಗ್ನೀಶಿಯಮ್ (chemical element) · is magníum (chemical element) · gd magnesium (chemical element) · uz магний (chemical element) · pt magnésio (chemical element) · nb magnesium (chemical element) · is magnesín (chemical element) · et magneesium (chemical element) · ja マグネシウム (chemical element) · ro magneziu (chemical element) · mn ᠮᠠᠭᠨᠢ (chemical element) · uk ма́ґній (chemical element) · sw magnesi (chemical element) · ta மக்னீசியம் (chemical element) · hy մագնեզիում (chemical element) · co magnesiu (chemical element) · sh магнезијум (chemical element) · km ម៉ាញ៉េស៊ីយ៉ុម (chemical element) · gl magnesio (chemical element) · nn magnesium (chemical element) · ar مَغْنِيسِيُوم (chemical element) · oc magnèsi (chemical element) · csb magnéz (chemical element) · id magnesium (chemical element) · ht manyezyòm (chemical element) · sl magnẹ̑zij (chemical element) · nds-de Magnesium (chemical element) · bo མེག་ནི་སི་ཡམ (chemical element) · pl magnez (chemical element) · mi konupora (chemical element) · fy magnesium (chemical element) · sh magnezium (chemical element) · sh màgnēzij (chemical element) · haw makanekiuma (chemical element) · ceb magnesium (chemical element) · hu magnézium (chemical element) · pa ਮੈਗਨੇਸ਼ਿਅਮ (chemical element) · qu qunta q'illay (chemical element) · ca magnesi (chemical element) · br magnesiom (chemical element) · el μαγνήσιο (chemical element) · tg магний (chemical element) · ms magnesium (chemical element) · de Magnesium (chemical element) · he מגנזיום (chemical element) · ln manezu class 9a/10a (chemical element) · sv magnesium (chemical element) · vi magiê (chemical element) · ur میگنیشیم (chemical element) · ml മഗ്നീഷ്യം (chemical element) · nl magnesium (chemical element) · jv magnesium (chemical element) · af magnesium (chemical element) · lv magnijs (chemical element) · mn магни (chemical element) · nv béésh łikoní (chemical element) · cmn 鎂 /镁 (chemical element) · io magnezo (chemical element) · es magnesio (chemical element) · uk ма́гній (chemical element) · be магній (chemical element) · is magnín (chemical element) · da magnesium (chemical element) · kk магний (chemical element) · csb magnez (chemical element) · bn ম্যাগনেশিয়াম (chemical element) · ast magnesiu (chemical element) · gv magneeshym (chemical element) · eo magnezio (chemical element)