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magnesia¹

  • /ˌmæɡˈniʒə/ US

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Where it comes from

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.

noun magnesias

  1. countable, uncountable magnesium oxide Four of the earths, namely, lime, baryta, strontia, and magnesia, possess alkaline properties to a considerable extent, and are hence called alkaline earths.

Magnesia²

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek Μαγνησία (Magnēsía).

proper noun

  1. A region that is home to the city of Volos, located in the southwestern tip of Thessaly in north central Greece.

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noun magnesium oxide

日本語苦土 kudo
Italianomagnesia
Ελληνικάμαγνησία magnisía

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@misc{magnesia_2026,
  title = {magnesia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/magnesia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}