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MAGNESIUM

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Meaning:

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)

Synonyms:

atomic number 12; magnesium; Mg

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("magnesium" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Holonyms ("magnesium" is a substance of...):

carnallite (a white or reddish mineral consisting of hydrous chlorides of potassium and magnesium; used as a fertilizer and as a source of potassium and magnesium)

bitter spar; dolomite (a light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium; used as a ceramic and as fertilizer)

magnesite (a white mineral consisting of magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium)

olivine (a mineral consisting of magnesium iron silicate; a source of magnesium)

magnesia; magnesium oxide; periclase (a white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase; a source of magnesium)

spinel (a hard glassy mineral consisting of an oxide of magnesium and aluminum; occurs in various colors that are used as gemstones)

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 Context examples: 

Lower-than-normal amount of magnesium in the blood.

(Hypomagnesemia, NCI Dictionary)

Also called esomeprazole and esomeprazole magnesium.

(Nexium, NCI Dictionary)

In addition, this agent may promote the absorption of calcium and magnesium from the gastrointestinal tract.

(Oligofructose-enriched inulin, NCI Thesaurus)

The magnesium salt form of a benzimidazole with selective and irreversible proton pump inhibitor activity.

(Omeprazole Magnesium, NCI Thesaurus)

This interaction plays a role in signal transduction, which mediates the maintenance of calcium and magnesium homeostasis.

(Parathyroid Hormone Receptor Binding, NCI Thesaurus)

They include calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, potassium, chloride and sulfur.

(Minerals, NIH)

Mineral nutrients include the elements calcium, magnesium, and iron.

(Mineral, NCI Dictionary)

Lower than normal levels of magnesium in the circulating blood.

(Hypomagnesemia, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by laboratory test results that indicate a low concentration of magnesium in the blood.

(Hypomagnesemia, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

Hypomagnesemia is an electrolyte disturbance in which there is an abnormally low level of magnesium in the blood (less than 0.7 mmol/L)

(Hypomagnesemia, NICHD)