magnesium carbonate

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. a white powder, MgCO 3 , insoluble in water and alcohol, soluble in acids, used in dentifrices and cosmetics, in medicine as an antacid, and as a refractory material.

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Example Sentences

And last year the rover made it to the crater's margin in what used to be an enormous lake where it is exploring deposits of magnesium carbonate, which can form geologically or biologically from bacteria.

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2024

As previously noted, Morton Salt then, per the Smithsonian, "introduced magnesium carbonate ... which prevented caking and made it possible to pour salt from a sealed container."

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2022

The newly made magnesium carbonate minerals acted like glue, solidifying the previously free-flowing tailings, much like sand turned to sandstone.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 3, 2020

The number of moles and the mass of magnesium carbonate, MgCO3, required to produce 283 g of carbon dioxide.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Part are carried in solution, as for example lime carbonate and magnesium carbonate, which go to make up limestone and dolomite.

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)