Magnesia (disambiguation)
- Magnesia (disambiguation)
*Magnesia, deriving from the Macedonian tribe name Magnetes, is the name of the southeastern area of Thessaly in central Greece.
*"Magnesia" was also the name of two cities in ancient Lydia (modern Turkey) founded by Greek Magnesians.
**One of them, "Magnesia ad Sipylum" is famous as the site of the Battle of Magnesia. Its ruins lie close to present day Manisa.
**The other was "Magnesia ad Maeandrum" which lay within Ionia, but because it had been settled by Aeolians from Magnesia of Greece, was not accepted into the Ionian League.
*In geology, magnesia is a natural form of magnesium oxide, also called periclase.
*In alchemy and early chemistry, magnesia alba was the name for an indefinite hydrated mixture of magnesium hydroxide and magnesium carbonate.
*In chemistry, magnesia could refer to magnesium oxide.
"See also milk of magnesia."
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