magnesian
Americanadjective
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Ferro means iron and magnesian refers to magnesium.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
The moon, however, shone clear and white, throwing undesirable magnesian light over their progress.
From South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 by Creswicke, Louis
The soil consists of gravel and clay; the former mostly composed of whitish magnesian limestone; and the vegetation is very scanty.
From Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea by Franklin, John
East of Bolsover, the Coal Measures are covered unconformably by the Permian breccias and magnesian limestone.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various
In architecture, our unrivall'd skill Cullen's magnesian shop has loudly spoken To an admiring world; and better still Is Gautier's fairy palace at Hoboken.
From Fanny With Other Poems by Halleck, Fitz-Greene
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