ATOMIC NUMBER 12

 Dictionary entry overview: What does atomic number 12 mean? 

• ATOMIC NUMBER 12 (noun)
  The noun ATOMIC NUMBER 12 has 1 sense:

1. a light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element; in pure form it burns with brilliant white flame; occurs naturally only in combination (as in magnesite and dolomite and carnallite and spinel and olivine)

  Familiarity information: ATOMIC NUMBER 12 used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ATOMIC NUMBER 12 (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element; in pure form it burns with brilliant white flame; occurs naturally only in combination (as in magnesite and dolomite and carnallite and spinel and olivine)

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Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 12; magnesium; Mg

Hypernyms ("atomic number 12" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Holonyms ("atomic number 12" is a substance of...):

carnallite (a white or reddish mineral consisting of hydrous chlorides of potassium and magnesium; used as a fertilizer and as a source of potassium and magnesium)

bitter spar; dolomite (a light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium; used as a ceramic and as fertilizer)

magnesite (a white mineral consisting of magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium)

olivine (a mineral consisting of magnesium iron silicate; a source of magnesium)

magnesia; magnesium oxide; periclase (a white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase; a source of magnesium)

spinel (a hard glassy mineral consisting of an oxide of magnesium and aluminum; occurs in various colors that are used as gemstones)