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Icelandic
Alternative forms
- magnesín (preferred by language authorities but practically unused by the general populace)
Etymology
From Danish magnesium.
Noun
magnesíum n
- (chemistry) magnesium
- (sports, gymnastics, climbing) chalk (used to prevent hands slipping; is typically magnesium carbonate)