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magnesium
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magnesium
(noun)
magnesium
/mæg
ˈ
niːzijəm/
noun
magnesium
/mæg
ˈ
niːzijəm/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of MAGNESIUM
[
noncount
]
:
a silver-white metallic element that produces a very bright white light when it burns
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