magnesia

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(mag-nē′sh-ă, ′zhă )

[L. magnesia, fr Gr. magnēsia (lithos), the (stone) from Magnesia, a region of ancient Thessaly]
MgO, magnesium oxide.

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(mag-nē′sh-ă, ′zhă )

[L. magnesia, fr Gr. magnēsia (lithos), the (stone) from Magnesia, a region of ancient Thessaly]
MgO, magnesium oxide.

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