Magnesia

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  • noun. undefined
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A mineral said to be brought from Magnesia.
  • noun. Magnesium oxid (MgO), a white tasteless substance having a feeble alkaline reaction.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A light earthy white substance, consisting of magnesium oxide (MgO), and obtained by heating magnesium hydrate or carbonate, or by burning magnesium. It has a slightly alkaline reaction, and is used in medicine as a mild antacid laxative. See magnesium.
  • noun. a bulky white amorphous substance, consisting of a hydrous basic carbonate of magnesium, and used as a mild cathartic.
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  • noun. magnesium oxide
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  • noun. a white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase; a source of magnesium
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