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mag⋅ne⋅sia

[mag-nee-zhuh, -shuh]

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–noun

a white, tasteless substance, magnesium oxide, MgO, used in medicine as an antacid and laxative.

Compare milk of magnesia.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME: philosophers' stone < ML magnēsia < Gk (hē) Magnēsía (líthos) (the stone) of Magnesia; sense development obscure

Related forms:

mag⋅ne⋅sian, adjective

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mag·ne·sia (māg-nē'zhə, -shə)

n. Magnesium oxide.

[Middle English, mineral ingredient of the philosophers' stone, from Medieval Latin magnēsia, from Greek magnēsiā, a kind of ore, from Magnēsiā, Magnesia, an ancient city of Asia Minor.]
mag·ne'sian adj.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: mag·ne·sia
Pronunciation: mag-'nE-sh&, -'nE-zh&
Function: noun
:

MAGNESIUM OXIDE

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magnesia mag·ne·sia (māg-nē'zhə, -shə)
n.
Magnesium oxide.

Science Dictionary

magnesia (māg-nē'zhə) Pronunciation Key
A white powder with a very high melting point. It is used to make heat-resistant materials, electrical insulators, cements, fertilizer, and plastics. It is also used in medicine as an antacid and laxative. Chemical formula: MgO.

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