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noun
The magnesium salt of carbonic acid, MgCO3; it is a white powdery solid that occurs as magnesite and other minerals; it used as a mild base and in numerous industrial applications
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
a very white crystalline salt that occurs naturally as magnesite or as dolomite
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: carbonate
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