Magnesia Definition

magnēshə, magnēzhə
noun
Magnesium oxide, MgO, a white, tasteless powder, used as a mild laxative and antacid, and as an insulating substance, in firebrick, etc.
Webster's New World
Hydrated magnesium carbonate, also used as a laxative.
Webster's New World
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pronoun

A region that is home to the city of Volos, located in the southwestern tip of Thessaly in north central Greece.

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Origin of Magnesia

  • Middle English magnesia, from late Latin magnesia, from Ancient Greek μαγνησία, after Μαγνησία, a city name in Thessaly, Lydia, and Asia Minor.

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