Magnesium

n. light silvery metallic element (Chemistry)

Magnesium has the symbol Mg, the atomic number 12, and an atomic mass of 24.31. Magnesium is the ninth most abundant element in the universe by mass. It constitutes about 2% of the Earth's crust by mass, and it is the third most abundant element dissolved in seawater. Magnesium ion is essential to all living cells, and is the 11th most abundant element by mass in the human body. The free element (metal) is not found in nature. Once produced from magnesium salts, this alkaline earth metal is used as an alloying agent to make aluminium-magnesium alloys, sometimes called "magnalium" or "magnelium". Magnesium is priced at around $4 per kilogram.
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Magnesium /mag·ne·si·um/ a chemical element, at. no. 12; its salts are essential in nutrition, being required for the activity of many enzymes, [more]Magnesium - Community and Resources

Noun
1. 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)
(synonym) Mg, atomic number 12
(hypernym) metallic element, metal
(substance-holonym) carnallite

n. magnesium, light silvery metallic element (Chemistry)