镁
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magnesium (chemistry)
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 金 +9
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 鎂
- Common rank
- #2,828
- Unicode
- U+9541
Formation & memory
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Words with 镁
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 镁光灯 | magnesium flashbulb; (fig.) media spotlight; public attention | |
| 铁镁质 | mafic rock (containing magnesium and iron, so comparatively heavy, making oceanic plates) | |
| 氧化镁 | magnesium oxide MgO | |
| 氢氧化镁 | magnesium hydroxide Mg(OH)2 | |
| 镁光 | magnesium light (produced by burning magnesium) | |
| 硫酸镁 | magnesium sulfate | |
| 镁粉 | magnesium powder (used in pyrotechnics etc); (sports) gym chalk (magnesium carbonate), use… | |
| 镁盐 | magnesium salt | |
| 镁棒 | ferrocerium rod; fire steel | |
| 矽镁层 | sima (geology); silicon and magnesium layer in earth's crust | |
| 镁砂 | magnesium oxide (refractory material) | |
| 菱镁矿 | magnesite; magnesium ore | |
| 镁砖 | magnesium brick (refractory material) | |
| 桂纶镁 | Guey Lun-mei (1983-), Taiwanese actress |