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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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If the diarrhea goes away and then returns after reintroducing topical applications of milk of magnesia, this remedy is not for you.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2022

For me, the milk of magnesia seems especially effective in fighting the rash.

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

In his spare time, Louie crashed society weddings, worked as a movie extra, and harassed his housemates with practical jokes, replacing their deviled ham with cat food and milk with milk of magnesia.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand

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

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2023

The body of a 45-year-old shepherd was found in a rural area in the area of Magnesia on Wednesday, the fire brigade said.

From Reuters ● Jul. 27, 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

That Themistocles was prince of Magnesia is the less doubtful because a silver stater of this city, 8,56 grammes in weight, with the square, and the name of Themistocles, is in existence: Mommsen.

From The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) by Max Duncker

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