magnesia

See also: Magnesia and magnésia

English

Etymology

From Middle English magnesia, from Late Latin magnesia, from Ancient Greek μαγνησία (magnēsía), after Μαγνησία, a city name in Thessaly, Lydia, and Asia Minor.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌmæɡˈniʒə/
  • Hyphenation: mag‧ne‧sia
  • Rhymes: -iːʒə

Noun

magnesia (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) magnesium oxide

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Italian

Noun

magnesia f (plural magnesie)

  1. (mineralogy) magnesia

Derived terms

  • latte di magnesia

Latin

Noun

magnēsia

  1. nominative plural of magnēsium
  2. accusative plural of magnēsium
  3. vocative plural of magnēsium

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μαγνησία (Magnēsía) (λίθος (líthos)), (stone of) Magnesia, name of several minerals from the region in Asia Minor.

Noun

magnesia f (plural magnesias)

  1. (mineralogy) magnesia
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