magnesium oxide
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of magnesium oxide
First recorded in 1905–10
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And that's why taking magnesium oxide supplements was found to have lots of benefits, according to the research.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2025
The magnesium formed a thin layer of magnesium oxide on the tantalum surface that appears to keep oxygen from getting through.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 5, 2024
That reaction would leave magnesium oxide powder, which when spread thin would rapidly react with CO2 from the atmosphere, re-forming magnesite, completing a cycle that could be repeated over and over.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 3, 2020
The oxides of the alkali metals have little industrial utility, unlike magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, and aluminum oxide.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
A sample of magnesia limestone has the following composition: Silica, 3.00%; ferric oxide and alumina, 0.20%; calcium oxide, 33.10%; magnesium oxide, 20.70%; carbon dioxide, 43.00%.
From An Introductory Course of Quantitative Chemical Analysis With Explanatory Notes by Talbot, Henry P.
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