magnesium oxide
noun
: a white highly infusible compound MgO used especially in refractories, cements, insulation, and fertilizers, in rubber manufacture, and in medicine as an antacid and mild laxative
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Airborne features magnesium in the forms of magnesium oxide and magnesium sulfate, while Emergen-C uses magnesium hydroxide and magnesium carbonate.
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Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2024
There are wallboards with much better water resistance, such as cement board or magnesium oxide board.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Some beads were less than 1 percent magnesium oxide; others nearly 30 percent.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2024
The first step was examining the beads’ levels of magnesium oxide (MgO) and ratio of MgO to aluminum oxide (Al2O3).
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 5 Sep. 2024
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Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2024
There are wallboards with much better water resistance, such as cement board or magnesium oxide board.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Some beads were less than 1 percent magnesium oxide; others nearly 30 percent.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2024
The first step was examining the beads’ levels of magnesium oxide (MgO) and ratio of MgO to aluminum oxide (Al2O3).
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Magnesium oxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnesium%20oxide. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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