English noun: atomic number 12 | |||
1. | atomic number 12 (substance) a light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element; in pure form it burns with brilliant white flame; occurs naturally only in combination (as in magnesite and dolomite and carnallite and spinel and olivine) | ||
Synonyms | magnesium, Mg | ||
Broader (hypernym) | metal, metallic element | ||
Substance meronym | bitter spar, carnallite, dolomite, magnesia, magnesite, magnesium oxide, olivine, periclase, spinel | ||