a light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element; in pure form it burns with brilliant white flame; occurs naturally only in combination (as in magnesite and dolomite and carnallite and spinel and olivine)
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Synonyms | atomic number 12, magnesium |
Type of | metallic element, metal |
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Synonyms | milligram |
Type of | metric weight unit, weight unit |
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