magnésium

See also: magnesium and Magnesium

French

Etymology

From English magnesium, from New Latin magnēsium, from Ancient Greek μαγνησία (magnēsía), after Μαγνησία (Magnēsía, “Magnesia”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ɲe.zjœm/, /ma.ɲe.zjɔm/

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Noun

magnésium m (uncountable)

1. magnesium

Descendants

• Lingala: manezu

Further reading

• “magnésium”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.