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Magnesium vs Magniferous - What's the difference?

magnesium | magniferous |

As a noun magnesium

is magnesium.

As an adjective magniferous is

(geology) containing magnesium or magnesium compounds; magnesian.

magnesium

English

Noun

(-) (wikipedia magnesium)
  • A light, flammable, silvery metal, and a chemical element (symbol Mg) with an atomic number of 12.
  • * 1999 , Chapter 1 "Barrens"
    • The building looked only like a wall glowing in the firelight, but sometimes a barrage of magnesium blue light made its windowframes jump out of the darkness.

    Derived terms

    * calcium magnesium carbonate * calcium magnesium silicate * magnesic * * * * magnesium aluminate * magnesium aluminium oxide, magnesium aluminum oxide * magnesium aluminium silicate, magnesium aluminum silicate * magnesium carbonate * magnesium chlorate * magnesium chloride * magnesium chlorite * magnesium citrate * magnesium diboride * magnesium fluoride * magnesium gallate * magnesium hydroxide * magnesium lamp * magnesium laureth sulfate, magnesium laureth sulphate * magnesium light * magnesium mica * magnesium nitrate * magnesium nitride * magnesium oxide * magnesium perchlorate * magnesium peroxide * magnesium ribbon * magnesium silicate * magnesium stearate * magnesium sulfate, magnesium sulphate * magnesium sulfide, magnesium sulphide * magnesium wire * manganoso-magnesium alum * potassium magnesium chloride hexahydrate

    Related terms

    * magnalium * magnelium * Magnesia * magnesia * magnesite * magnox, Magnox * mag wheel

    See also

    * artinite * Birmabright * bischofite * brucite * carnallite * deweylite * epsomite * gymnite * kieserite * lansfordite * nesquehonite * nigari * olivine * sellaite * talc

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    magniferous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (geology) Containing magnesium or magnesium compounds; magnesian
    • The mineral proved to be a magniferous limestone .
  • * {{quote-book, 2005, , Indian History, edition=21st ed. citation
    • , passage=The black colour was derived from magniferous haematite.}}
  • (colloquial, dated) Magnificent
  • * {{quote-book, 1997, Margaret Mahy, chapter=The Chewing Gum Rescue, Storyline: A Short Story Anthology citation
    • , passage=Have you tried Dr Gumption's NEW splendiferous magniferous gum? }}

    Related terms

    * splendiferous

    See also

    * magnesiferous * magnetiferous