magnesium chloride
noun
: a bitter deliquescent salt MgCl2 used especially as a source of magnesium metal
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Most ice melts are blends of the same ingredients: sodium chloride with calcium chloride or magnesium chloride.
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2025
Magnesium is often available in several forms such as magnesium citrate, magnesium aspartate, or magnesium chloride, among others.2 Forms of zinc typically found in supplements include zinc gluconate, zinc sulfate, and zinc acetate.
—Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 3 Jan. 2025
However, nowadays, most elemental magnesium is obtained by electrolysis of magnesium chloride, which can be obtained in virtually unlimited quantities from salt water.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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).
—Brittany Lubeck, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 20 Nov. 2024
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2025
Magnesium is often available in several forms such as magnesium citrate, magnesium aspartate, or magnesium chloride, among others.2 Forms of zinc typically found in supplements include zinc gluconate, zinc sulfate, and zinc acetate.
—Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 3 Jan. 2025
However, nowadays, most elemental magnesium is obtained by electrolysis of magnesium chloride, which can be obtained in virtually unlimited quantities from salt water.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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).
—Brittany Lubeck, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Magnesium chloride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnesium%20chloride. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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