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  1. Magnesia
    is the traditional name for magnesium oxide.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  2. Magnesia
    Name of two ancient cities of Asia Minor. One was in Lydia, near Smyrna; the other further south, in Ionia, near Ephesus. Magnesia ad Sipylum (modern Manisa, Turkey), 64 km/40 mi northeast of...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  3. Magnesia
    Magnesia: Named after a town in present day Turkey where an ore containing magnesium carbonate was mined. Milk of Magnesia, the laxative, is magnesium hydroxide.
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=4242

  4. Magnesia
    Mag·ne'si·a noun [ Latin Magnesia , fem. of Magnesius of the country Magnesia, Greek h` Magnhsi`a li`qos a magnet. Confer Magnet .] (Chemistry) A light earthy white substance, consisting of magnesium oxide, and o...
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  5. magnesia
    <chemistry> A light earthy white substance, consisting of magnesium oxide, and obtained by heating magnesium hydrate or carbonate, or by burning magnesium. It has a slightly alkaline reaction, and is used in medicine as a mild antacid laxative. See Magnesium. Magnesia alba [L. ... <medicine...
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  6. magnesia
    (mag-ne´zhә) magnesium oxide. See also milk of magnesia.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  7. Magnesia
    • (n.) A light earthy white substance, consisting of magnesium oxide, and obtained by heating magnesium hydrate or carbonate, or by burning magnesium. It has a slightly alkaline reaction, and is used in medicine as a mild antacid laxative. See Magnesium.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/magnesia/

  8. magnesia
    white, highly infusible oxide of magnesium (q.v.).
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/10



  1. Magnesia
    [regional unit] Magnesia (Μαγνησία, Magnisía, IPA), deriving from the tribe name Magnetes, is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Thessaly. Its capital is the city of Volos. About 70% of the population of Magnesia live in the Greater Volos area, which is...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnesia_(regional_unit)

  2. Magnesia
    Magnesia (măgnē'zhu) , two ancient cities of Lydia, W Asia Minor (now W Turkey). They were colonies of the Magnetes, a tribe of E Thessaly. One city (Magnesia ad Maeandrum), SE of Smyrna (Izmir), was later colonized by Ionians and given by Artaxerxes I to Themistocles, who died there...
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0831150.html

  3. magnesia
    magnesia, common name for the chemical compound magnesium oxide, MgO. It occurs as colorless, cubic crystals. It is refractory, melting at about 2,800°C. It is very slightly soluble in pure water but is soluble in acids and solutions of ammonium salts. The magnesia of commerce is a fine white po...
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  4. Magnesia
    Magnesia is a white, tasteless earthy substance, possessing alkaline properties, and having a specific gravity of 2.3. It is absorbent, antacid, mildly cathartic, and almost insoluble. It is found native in the state of hydrate and carbonate, and exists as a component part of several minerals. In co...
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/GM.HTM

  5. magnesia
    Type: Term Pronunciation: mag-nē′zhă Synonyms: magnesium oxide
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=52294

  6. magnesia
    Common name for magnesium oxide
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0022658.html

  7. magnesia
    magnesium oxide
    Found op http://www.chemistry-dictionary.com/definition/magnesia.php

  8. magnesia
    1) Antacid substance 2) Is the traditional name for magnesium oxide 3) Magnesium oxide 4) Milk of ... 5) Mineral 6) Periclase
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/magnesia/1

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