magnesium chloride

noun

: a bitter deliquescent salt MgCl2 used especially as a source of magnesium metal

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Some research suggests that magnesium chloride may benefit people with type 2 diabetes (when the body does not use the hormone insulin properly, causing high blood sugar). Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 16 July 2024 Along with shea butter, squalane, and hyaluronic acid to soften skin, magnesium chloride is said to promote relaxation and better-quality sleep. Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 8 July 2024 According to a Turbo Melt employee, the biodegradable waste product elongates the lifetime and therefore the effectiveness of the magnesium chloride compound. Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 3 Feb. 2024 This year, Oakdale will be trying Turbo Melt, composed of magnesium chloride and a biodegradable waste product, which comes from food and beverage waste streams — these substances are byproducts of food and beverage manufacturing that would otherwise go unused. Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 3 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for magnesium chloride 

Word History

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of magnesium chloride was in 1866

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“Magnesium chloride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnesium%20chloride. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

magnesium chloride

noun
: a bitter salt that occurs dissolved in seawater and is used in producing magnesium metal

Medical Definition

magnesium chloride

noun
: a bitter crystalline salt MgCl2 used especially to replenish body electrolytes

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