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(n.) A light silver-white metallic element, malleable and ductile, quite permanent in dry air but tarnishing in moist air. It burns, forming (the oxide) magnesia, with the production of a blinding light (the so-called magnesium light) which is used in signaling, in pyrotechny, or in photography where a strong actinic illuminant is required. Its compounds occur abundantly, as in dolomite, talc, meerschaum, etc. Symbol Mg. Atomic weight, 24.4. Specific gravity, 1.75.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Magnesium'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/magnesium.html. 1828.
 
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