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Definition of magnesium noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

magnesium

noun

/mæɡˈniːziəm/

/mæɡˈniːziəm/

[uncountable]

(symbol Mg)

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a chemical element. Magnesium is a light, silver-white metal that burns with a bright, white flame.Topics Physics and chemistryc2

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