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Mg

noun
1.
One thousandth (1/1,000) gram.  Synonym: milligram.
2.
A light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element; in pure form it burns with brilliant white flame; occurs naturally only in combination (as in magnesite and dolomite and carnallite and spinel and olivine).  Synonyms: atomic number 12, magnesium.





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... depending on the character of the rocks and soil with which the waters come in contact. The more common of the substances present are common salt and compounds of calcium, magnesium, and iron. One liter of the average river water contains about 175 mg. of mineral matter. Water from deep wells naturally contains more mineral matter than river water, generally two or three times as much, while sea water contains as much as 35,000 mg. to ...
— An Elementary Study of Chemistry • William McPherson


Words linked to "Mg" :   magnesia, grain, dolomite, metric grain, magnesite, metric weight unit, periclase, magnesium oxide, mcg, metallic element, bitter spar, metal, microgram, olivine, carnallite, spinel, weight unit


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