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magnesium

Magnesium is a 9 letter word which starts with the letter M and ends with the letter M for which we found 1 definitions.

Definition
(n.) A light silver-white metallic element malleable and ductile quite permanent in dry air but tarnishing in moist air. It burns forming (the oxide) magnesia with the production of a blinding light (the so-called magnesium light) which is used in signaling in pyrotechny or in photography where a strong actinic illuminant is required. Its compounds occur abundantly as in dolomite talc meerschaum etc. Symbol Mg. Atomic weight 24.4. Specific gravity 1.75.

Syllable Information

The word magnesium is a 9 letter word that has 4 syllable 's . The syllable division for magnesium is: mag-ne-si-um


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