
Meaning of ATOMIC NUMBER 12
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| | Definition: | | [n] 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) |
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| | Synonyms: | | magnesium, Mg |
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| | See Also: | | carnallite, dolomite, magnesia, magnesite, magnesium oxide, metal, metallic element, olivine, periclase, spinel | |
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