Magnesium



noun
1.
(FRENCH) (A silvery white metal that bums with an intensely bright flame) ម៉ាញ៉េស៊ីយ៉ុម (សាធាតុម៉្យាងស្រាលងាយដុតឆេះ)
2.
(វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) ម៉ាញេស្យូម
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A light silver-white metallic element, malleable and ductile, quite permanent in dry air but tarnishing in moist air. It burns, forming (the oxide) magnesia, with the production of a blinding light (the so-called magnesium light) which is used in signaling, in pyrotechny, or in photography where a strong actinic illuminant is required. Its compounds occur abundantly, as in dolomite, talc, meerschaum, etc. Symbol Mg. Atomic weight, 24.4. Specific gravity, 1.75.