n.
Pronunciation: mag- ' n ē -sh ə , -zh ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from magnes carneus, a white earth, literally, flesh magnet
Date: 1755
: MAGNESIUM OXIDE ― compare MILK OF MAGNESIA
– mag · ne · sian \ -sh ə n, -zh ə n \ adjective
n.
Pronunciation: mag- ' n ē -sh ə , -zh ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from magnes carneus, a white earth, literally, flesh magnet
Date: 1755
: MAGNESIUM OXIDE ― compare MILK OF MAGNESIA
– mag · ne · sian \ -sh ə n, -zh ə n \ adjective
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012