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Magnesia : (noun)
1: a white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase; a
source of magnesium [syn: periclase, magnesium oxide]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Magnesia : \Mag*ne"si*a\ (?; 277), n. [L. Magnesia, fem. of
Magnesius of the country Magnesia, Gr. ? ? ? a magnet. Cf.
Magnet.] (Chem.)
A light earthy white substance, consisting of magnesium
oxide, 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.
Magnesia alba [L.] (Med. Chem.), a bulky white amorphous
substance, consisting of a hydrous basic carbonate of
magnesium, and used as a mild cathartic.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Magnesia : Magnesia: Named after a town in present day Turkey where an ore containing magnesium carbonate was mined. Milk of Magnesia, the laxative, is magnesium hydroxide.
Based on University of Miami School of Medicine [Medical_Dictionary]:
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Magnesia : magnesium
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