magnesia

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See also: Magnesia and magnésia

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle English magnesia, from Late Latin magnesia, from Ancient Greek μαγνησία (magnēsía), after Μαγνησία (Magnēsía), a name of several cities (in Thessaly, Lydia, and Asia Minor). Doublet of Magnesia, magnesium, and manganese, and related to magnet.

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magnesia (countable and uncountable, plural magnesias)

  1. (mineralogy) magnesium oxide
    • 1875, Journal of the Bath and West of England Society and Southern Counties Association for the Encouragement of Agriculture, Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce (volumes 7–8, page 133)
      The apocrenates of iron and manganese are slightly soluble; those of lime, magnesia and alumina are insoluble.

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Italian[edit]

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin magnesia.

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magnesia f (plural magnesie)

  1. (mineralogy) magnesia

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Latin[edit]

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magnēsia

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of magnēsium

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Medieval Latin magnesia, from Ancient Greek μαγνησία (magnēsía).

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magnesia m (definite singular magnesiaen, uncountable)

  1. (chemistry) magnesia
    Synonyms: magnesiumkarbonat, magnesiumoksid

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Etymology[edit]

From Medieval Latin magnesia, from Ancient Greek μαγνησία (magnēsía).

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magnesia m (definite singular magnesiaen, uncountable)

  1. (chemistry) magnesia
    Synonyms: magnesiumkarbonat, magnesiumoksid

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Etymology[edit]

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

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magnesia f (plural magnesias)

  1. (mineralogy) magnesia

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