silvery-white metallic element, 1808, coined by English chemist Sir Humphrey Davy (1778-1829) from white magnesia (q.v.), in which it was found, + chemical ending -ium.
雙語例句
1. A lack of magnesium causes muscles to go into spasm.
缺鎂會導(dǎo)致肌肉痙攣。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Magnesium is the nutrient element in plant growth.
鎂是植物生長的營養(yǎng)要素.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. The water contains high amounts of magnesium.
這水含有大量的鎂.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. Magnesium were employed as cathartics as early as the 16 th century.
早在16世紀(jì)鎂鹽被用作瀉藥.
來自辭典例句
5. Mixture of black powder and magnesium have a tendency to segregate.