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magnesium chloride
noun
: a bitter deliquescent salt MgCl2 used especially as a source of magnesium metal
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Participants took a magnesium chloride supplement for six weeks or received no treatment.5
Those who took magnesium chloride showed a significant improvement in both depression and anxiety symptoms.
—Johna Burdeos, Health, 28 Oct. 2024
In a small study of patients with fibromyalgia, researchers compared a magnesium chloride supplement to a placebo for one month.
—Johna Burdeos, Health, 28 Oct. 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).
—Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 16 July 2024
Along with shea butter, squalane, and hyaluronic acid to soften skin, magnesium chloride is said to promote relaxation and better-quality sleep.
—Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 8 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1866, in the meaning defined above
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“Magnesium chloride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnesium%20chloride. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
magnesium chloride
noun
: a bitter salt that occurs dissolved in seawater and is used in producing magnesium metal
Medical Definition
magnesium chloride
noun
: a bitter crystalline salt MgCl2 used especially to replenish body electrolytes
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