Magnesium - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: magnesiumMagnesium
A light silver white metallic element of atomic number 12 malleable and ductile quite permanent in dry air but tarnishing in moist air It burns forming the oxide magnesia with the production of a blinding light the so called magnesium light which is used in signaling in pyrotechny or in photography where a strong actinic illuminant is required Its compounds occur abundantly as in dolomite talc meerschaum etc Symbol Mg Atomic weight 24305 Specific gravity 175...
Magnesia
A light earthy white substance consisting of magnesium oxide MgO 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...
Boracite
A mineral of a white or gray color occurring massive and in isometric crystals in composition it is a magnesium borate with magnesium chloride...
Bloedite
A hydrous sulphate of magnesium and sodium...
Boltonite
A granular mineral of a grayish or yellowish color found in Bolton Massachusetts It is a silicate of magnesium belonging to the chrysolite family...
Brucite
A white pearly mineral occurring thin and foliated like talc and also fibrous a native magnesium hydrate...
Calcigenous
Tending to form or to become a calx or earthlike substance on being oxidized or burnt as magnesium calcium etc...
Carnallite
A hydrous chloride of potassium and magnesium sometimes found associated with deposits of rock salt...
Cerolite
A hydrous silicate of magnesium allied to serpentine occurring in waxlike masses of a yellow or greenish color...
Duralumin
an aluminum based alloy which is both light and strong containing 4 per cent of copper and 05 per cent of magnesium and smaller amounts of iron manganese and silicon It hardens with aging at room temperature...
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