silvery-white metallic element, 1808, coined by English chemist Sir Humphry Davy from the white alkaline earth magnesia (q.v.), in which it was found. With metallic element ending -ium.
magnanimity
magnanimous
magnate
magnesia
Magnesian
magnesium
magnet
magnetic
magnetism
magnetite
magnetization
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