Examples of “magnesium” in a Sentence

noun A light, silvery-white metallic chemical element (atomic number 12) that burns with an intense white flame.

• The chemistry teacher lit a strip of magnesium and warned us not to stare at it.
• The fireworks display used magnesium to create a blinding white flash.
• Bananas and leafy greens are good dietary sources of magnesium.
• A sample of carbon removed from the ocean in the solid form of calcium carbonate and magnesium hydroxide from UCLA's SeaChange program -- now known as Equatic -- in 2023. — Laura Paddison, Can this ocean-based carbon plant help save the world? Some scientists are raising red flags (2024)