Magnesium-peroxide
noun, Chemistry.
1.
a white, tasteless, water-insoluble powder, MgO 2 , used as an antiseptic and as an oxidizing and bleaching agent.
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- Magnet
[mag-nit] /ˈmæg nɪt/ noun 1. a body, as a piece of iron or steel, that possesses the property of attracting certain substances, as iron. 2. a lodestone. 3. a thing or person that attracts: The park was a magnet for pickpockets and muggers. 1. variant of before some vowels: magneton. /ˈmæɡnɪt/ noun 1. a body […]