magnesium

Etymology

From New Latin magnēsium, from Magnēsia (“region in Thessaly”) +‎ -ium.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌmæɡˈniːzi.əm/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌmæɡˈnizi.əm/, /ˌmæɡˈniʒəm/

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• Rhymes: -iːziəm, -iʒəm
• Hyphenation: mag‧ne‧si‧um

Noun

magnesium (uncountable)

1. A light, flammable, silvery metal, and a chemical element (symbol Mg) with an atomic number of 12.
   • 1999, Chapter 1 "Barrens" Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson

     The building looked only like a wall glowing in the firelight, but sometimes a barrage of magnesium blue light made its windowframes jump out of the darkness.

See also

• artinite
• Birmabright
• bischofite
• brucite
• carnallite
• deweylite
• epsomite
• gymnite
• kieserite
• lansfordite
• nesquehonite
• nigari
• olivine
• sellaite
• talc

Anagrams

• mesangium

Noun

magnesium (uncountable)

1. magnesium

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɡˈne.sium/, [maʊ̯ˈneˀɕɔm]

Noun

magnesium n (singular definite magnesiummet, not used in plural form)

1. (chemistry) magnesium

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Noun

magnesium n (uncountable)

1. magnesium

Noun

magnesium

1. magnesium

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /maɡˈneː.si.um/, [maŋˈneː.si.ũ]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /maˈɲe.si.um/, [maˈɲeː.si.um]

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Etymology 1

Form of magnēsius.

Adjective

magnēsium

1. nominative neuter singular of magnēsius
2. accusative masculine singular of magnēsius
3. accusative neuter singular of magnēsius
4. vocative neuter singular of magnēsius

Etymology 2

Substantivization of the neuter form of magnēsius (“of or pertaining to the region of Magnesia”).

Noun

magnēsium n (genitive magnēsiī); second declension

1. (New Latin) magnesium (chemical element 12)
   • 1782, D. Laurentius & Gulielmo Huntero, "Nova experimenta Chemica quae ad penitiorem Acidi e Pinguedine eruti cognitionem valere videntur", Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Part I, page 28

     Magnesium nitratum nullum converſionem expertum eſt a noſtri acidi admixtione.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɑ˧ˈɲeː˨ʒɔ˧m]

Noun

magnesium n

1. (uncountable) magnesium
2. A part of magnesium

Alternative forms

• مݢنيسيوم‎

Etymology

From English magnesium, from New Latin magnēsium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maknesiom/
• Rhymes: -iom, -jom, -om

Noun

magnesium (Jawi spelling مݢنيسيوم)

1. magnesium (chemical element)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maŋˈneːsɪɵm/

Noun

magnesium n (uncountable)

1. magnesium