magnesium ribbon

noun

A thin ribbon of magnesium metal used in laboratory demonstrations and in the magnesium lamp.

Meanings

nounmagnesium ribbon (countable and uncountable, plural magnesium ribbons)

plural magnesium ribbons

  1. countableuncountableA thin ribbon of magnesium metal used in laboratory demonstrations and in the magnesium lamp.
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