periclase

English Thesaurus

1. a white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase; a source of magnesium (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	mineral,
definition	:	solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition (noun.substance)

substance holonym	:	atomic number 12, magnesium, mg,
definition	:	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) (noun.substance)