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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
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Word History
First Known Use
1866, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of magnesium chloride was
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“Magnesium chloride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnesium%20chloride. Accessed 31 Oct. 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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