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magnesium vs. magnesium oxide
noun
Chemistry.
- a light, ductile, silver-white, metallic element that burns with a dazzling white light, used in lightweight alloys, flares, fireworks, in the manufacture of flashbulbs, optical mirrors, and precision instruments, and as a zinc substitute in batteries. : Mg; : 24.312; : 12; : 1.74 at 20°C.
noun
Chemistry.