magnesia

See also Magnesia, and magnésia

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (GenAm) IPA: /ˌmæɡˈniʒə/, X-SAMPA: /%m{g"niZ@/
• Hyphenation: mag‧ne‧sia
• Rhymes: -iːʒə

Noun

magnesia (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) magnesium oxide

Translations

magnesium oxide

• Italian: magnesia (it) f

Derived terms

• calcined magnesia
• magnesian
• magnesioferrite
• magnesite
• magnesium
• milk of magnesia

Related terms

• magnesiferous
• magnet

Anagrams

• ænigmas

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Italian

Noun

magnesia f (plural magnesie)

1. (mineralogy) magnesia

Derived terms

• latte di magnesia

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Latin

Noun

magnēsia

1. nominative plural of magnēsium
2. accusative plural of magnēsium
3. vocative plural of magnēsium

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Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μαγνησία (Magnēsia) (λίθος (lithos)), (stone of) Magnesia, name of several minerals from the region in Asia Minor.

Noun

magnesia f (plural magnesias)

1. (mineralogy) magnesia