magnesium.
(Of magnesia).
1. m. chemical element of no. atóm. 12 Very abundant in the Earth's crust metal, is located in the magnesite, talc, serpentine, and in the form of chloride in sea water, and enters into the composition of important substances in plants, such as chlorophylls. Malleable little tenacious burning bright and clear light and is used in metallurgy, in pyrotechnics, in medicine, in the manufacture of accumulators electrical and alloyed with aluminium industry aerospace and automotive. (Símb.) Mg).
