magnesium
pronunciation
How to pronounce magnesium in British English:
UK [mæɡˈniːziəm]
How to pronounce magnesium in American English:
US [mæɡˈniːziəm]
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- Noun:
- a light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element; in pure form it burns with brilliant white flame; occurs naturally only in combination (as in magnesite and dolomite and carnallite and spinel and olivine)
Word Origin
- magnesium (n.)
- silvery-white metallic element, 1808, coined by English chemist Sir Humphrey Davy (1778-1829) from white magnesia (q.v.), in which it was found, + chemical ending -ium.
Example
- 1. Dr yabe calls his approach the magnesium injection cycle .
- 2. Plus , it has abundant fiber and magnesium .
- 3. But there may be an alternative : magnesium .
- 4. Magnesium is a mineral that they absorb from the surrounding sea water .
- 5. The higher the magnesium intake , the lower the stroke risk .