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magnesia
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magnesia
n.
(Chemistry) magnesium oxide, white powdery compound (used in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, etc.)
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Magnesia
Magnesia may refer to:
- a Greek toponym, derived from the tribal name Magnetes
- Magnesia (regional unit), the southeastern area of Thessaly in central Greece
- Magnesia ad Sipylum, a city of Lydia, now Manisa in Turkey
- Magnesia on the Maeander, an ancient Greek city in Anatolia
- Magnesia Prefecture, a former prefecture of Greece
- Magnesia, a mythical city-state in Plato's Laws
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magnesia
Noun
1. a white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase; a source of magnesium
(synonym) periclase, magnesium oxide
(hypernym) mineral
(substance-meronym) magnesium, Mg, atomic number 12
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Magnesia (das)
n.
magnesia, magnesium oxide (Chemistry)
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magnesia
nf.
magnesia, (Chemistry) magnesium oxide, white powdery compound
