how to pronounce magnesium

/mæɡˈniː.zi.əm/

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magnesium is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of magnesium in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… sources of magnesium and also really …”

meanings of magnesium

noun:

The chemical element (symbol Mg) with an atomic number of 12. It is a light, easily flammable, silvery-white alkaline earth metal.

magnesium frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word magnesium occurs in english on average 2.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.