How to Use magnesium oxide in a Sentence

magnesium oxide

noun
  • Each caplet contains a potent dose of 500mg of magnesium oxide, which absorbs quickly and gets to work right away.
    Alyssa Edwards, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Ford notes the main abrasives in it are baking soda and magnesium oxide, which are rounded.
    Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 1 June 2022
  • Small studies have also found that magnesium oxide might help with migrane headaches.
    Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 29 Aug. 2023
  • This form is more expensive but more bioavailable than magnesium oxide.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 June 2022
  • As magnesium oxide, this potent form is easily absorbed, and the caplets are designed to go down easily.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Two treatments—magnesium oxide and senna—are included in the recommendations for the first time.
    Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 2 June 2023
  • Overall: Overall, Nature Made magnesium oxide provides a potent dose of magnesium for a good price.
    Alyssa Edwards, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Lime plaster coatings or magnesium oxide boards have to be applied to anything touching hempcrete, or the lime will calcify it and lose its ability to absorb and release water.
    Adam Popescu, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2018
  • This ingredient is a mixture of magnesium oxide and carbon dioxide that proved to be great at soaking up oils and blurring pores, similarly to a powder.
    Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Experts have since argued that using magnesium oxide to neutralize acidic water doesn’t work.
    Palabra, oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2022
  • The other difference is, if the planet is big enough, magnesium oxide — which is another component of the mantle — can undergo that phase transition.
    Quanta Magazine, 15 June 2021
  • Magwell is a magnesium supplement that provides magnesium oxide, which is a less bioavailable form of magnesium.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 June 2022
  • The one made for the Volvo trunk consisted of two layers of carbon fiber infused with iron oxide and magnesium oxide, separated by an insulating layer.
    Daniel Oberhaus, Wired, 6 Nov. 2020
  • This pick also contains magnesium citrate which studies have shown may be better absorbed than magnesium oxide.
    Amy Fischer M.s., R.d., Good Housekeeping, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The electrolytes in Vitamin Bounty's supplement are sourced from quality plants and minerals like Himalayan pink salt and magnesium oxide, adding vital nutrients to your keto plan that your body needs to stay healthy.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Magnesi-Om is a magnesium supplement that provides magnesium oxide, which is a less bioavailable form of magnesium.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 June 2022
  • That reaction would leave magnesium oxide powder, which when spread thin would rapidly react with CO2 from the atmosphere, re-forming magnesite, completing a cycle that could be repeated over and over.
    Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 3 Sep. 2020
  • Myricks developed the ingredient (a mixture of magnesium oxide and carbon dioxide that soaks up oils and blurs pores, similarly to a powder) along with a team of teachers at Sweden's Uppsala University.
    Annie Blay, Allure, 3 Oct. 2023
  • On top of that, most studies used magnesium lactate or magnesium oxide supplements, which may also minimize symptoms of anxiety, according to the 2017 review.
    Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Finally, the team coated the entire device in magnesium oxide, another nontoxic compound — often given as an antacid — that works as an insulator in electronics.
    Valerie Ross, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2013
  • But a separate study that year pointed to another possibility: The higher heat might melt magnesium oxide, a common mineral used in ceramics, and one that would be expected in ample quantity within super-Earths, too.
    Adam Hadhazy, Discover Magazine, 23 July 2015
  • Choosing a Type of Magnesium Tarleton noted the popularity of magnesium oxide—the cheapest and most readily available magnesium supplement.
    Julia Landwehr, Health, 27 Feb. 2023
  • According to the company, this supplement has better absorption and better GI tolerance than other magnesium supplement forms such as magnesium oxide.
    Amy Fischer M.s., R.d., Good Housekeeping, 12 Jan. 2023
  • While any form of magnesium—including magnesium rich foods—can offer some level of effect related to bowel movements, magnesium oxide is commonly used for occasional constipation because it’s not absorbed well by the body.
    Willow Jarosh, Ms, Rd, Health, 27 June 2023
  • Every capsule contains 250 mg of potent, natural magnesium (as magnesium oxide).
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2022

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