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• magnesia
  magnesia

  noun

  a white, tasteless substance, magnesium oxide, MgO, used in medicine as an antacid and laxative.
• Magnesia
  Magnesia

  noun

  ancient name of Manisa.

magnesia

¹ American  

[mag-nee-zhuh, -shuh] / mægˈni ʒə, -ʃə /

noun

1. a white, tasteless substance, magnesium oxide, MgO, used in medicine as an antacid and laxative.

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Magnesia ² American  

[mag-nee-shee-uh, -zhee-uh] / mægˈni ʃi ə, -ʒi ə /

noun

1. ancient name of Manisa.

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magnesia British  

/ mæɡˈniːʃə /

noun

1. another name for magnesium oxide

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magnesia Scientific  

/ măg-nē′zhə /

1. A white powder with a very high melting point. It is used to make heat-resistant materials, electrical insulators, cements, fertilizer, and plastics. It is also used in medicine as an antacid and laxative. Chemical formula: MgO.

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Other Word Forms

• magnesian
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of magnesia

1350–1400; Middle English: philosophers' stone < Medieval Latin magnēsia < Greek ( hē ) Magnēsía ( líthos ) (the stone) of Magnesia; sense development obscure

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Example Sentences

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A: There are no studies on milk of magnesia against dandruff, but several readers have praised it.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2022

I do use amber Listerine and also milk of magnesia.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2021

She and some of her classmates started bringing along basic first-aid supplies, like bandages, gauze, and mixtures of milk of magnesia and water to counteract tear gas.

From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2020

Left were two dozen water bottles, some snacks and one bottle of milk of magnesia.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 3, 2020

I swigged back the liquid in one go like you do milk of magnesia.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

The shock wave was felt some distance up the coast of the Magnesia region in the city of Volos.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2023

In the hard-hit area of Magnesia, wildfires reached an air force ammunition depot close to the coastal town of Nea Aghialos on Thursday.

From Reuters ● Jul. 28, 2023

In 190 BCE, Roman armies smashed the forces of Antiochus III at the Battle of Magnesia in western Asia Minor.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

I like Milk of Magnesia and home remedies that really work.

From Time ● Oct. 24, 2017

They generally contain muriate of Magnesia or other saline matters, which modify their powers as a remedy.

From Memoranda on Tours and Touraine Including remarks on the climate with a sketch of the Botany And Geology of the Province also on the Wines and Mineral Waters of France by J. H. Holdsworth

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