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magnesium

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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)

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Mg atomic number 12

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magnesium magnesium bicarbonate magnesium carbonate magnesium hydroxide magnesium nitride magnesium oxide magnesium sulfate
Words contain "magnesium" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
dolomite bitter spar olivine magnesite carnallite epsom salts alkaline earth spinel bitter salts atomic number 39 more...

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