How to Use magnesium oxide in a Sentence

magnesium oxide

noun
  • Small studies have also found that magnesium oxide might help with migrane headaches.
    — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Ford notes the main abrasives in it are baking soda and magnesium oxide, which are rounded.
    — Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 1 June 2022
  • This form is more expensive but more bioavailable than magnesium oxide.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 June 2022
  • There are wallboards with much better water resistance, such as cement board or magnesium oxide board.
    — Jamie Gold, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Each caplet contains a potent dose of 500mg of magnesium oxide, which absorbs quickly and gets to work right away.
    — Alyssa Edwards, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2022
  • As magnesium oxide, this potent form is easily absorbed, and the caplets are designed to go down easily.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Experts have since argued that using magnesium oxide to neutralize acidic water doesn’t work.
    — Palabra, oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2022
  • Magnesium salts like magnesium oxide are more likely to reduce iron absorption.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 Oct. 2025
  • This pick also contains magnesium citrate which studies have shown may be better absorbed than magnesium oxide.
    — Amy Fischer M.s., R.d., Good Housekeeping, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Some beads were less than 1 percent magnesium oxide; others nearly 30 percent.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Forms like magnesium citrate and glycinate are absorbed better than forms like magnesium oxide.
    — Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 21 May 2026
  • Forms like magnesium citrate and glycinate are absorbed better than forms like magnesium oxide.
    — Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Two treatments—magnesium oxide and senna—are included in the recommendations for the first time.
    — Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 2 June 2023
  • Magnesium chloride may potentially be good for muscle pain, while magnesium oxide may treat migraines.
    — Kyle MacNeill, Vogue, 14 June 2024
  • Magwell is a magnesium supplement that provides magnesium oxide, which is a less bioavailable form of magnesium.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 June 2022
  • Indeed, instead of turning to rust, as steel eventually does, magnesium breaks down into magnesium oxide.
    — Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 27 June 2024
  • However, Karp emphasizes that there are some benefits to magnesium oxide.
    — Jennifer Shanker, Flow Space, 6 Feb. 2025
  • This ingredient is a mixture of magnesium oxide and carbon dioxide that proved to be great at soaking up oils and blurring pores, similarly to a powder.
    — Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Not only does the smelting process use just solar power and seawater, its main by-product is magnesium oxide, which, when released into the ocean, helps sequester carbon.
    — Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 27 June 2024
  • Lime plaster coatings or magnesium oxide boards have to be applied to anything touching hempcrete, or the lime will calcify it and lose its ability to absorb and release water.
    — Adam Popescu, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2018
  • Alongside psyllium, certain probiotic strains and magnesium oxide were found to help improve symptoms.
    — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Based on the Apollo samples, the researchers selected for beads that were high in magnesium oxide relative to calcium and aluminum oxides.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Magnesi-Om is a magnesium supplement that provides magnesium oxide, which is a less bioavailable form of magnesium.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 June 2022
  • The other difference is, if the planet is big enough, magnesium oxide — which is another component of the mantle — can undergo that phase transition.
    — Quanta Magazine, 15 June 2021
  • There is real proof, however, for specific foods and drinks like kiwi, rye bread, and mineral water, as well as psyllium, magnesium oxide, and probiotics.
    — Erica Sweeney, EverydayHealth.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The one made for the Volvo trunk consisted of two layers of carbon fiber infused with iron oxide and magnesium oxide, separated by an insulating layer.
    — Daniel Oberhaus, Wired, 6 Nov. 2020
  • For example, magnesium citrate solution is often used as a laxative, while magnesium oxide tablets are better suited for a daily supplement.
    — Kirstyn Hill, Health, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Magnesium supplements, like magnesium citrate and magnesium oxide, are available.
    — Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Both magnesium citrate and magnesium glycinate are much better absorbed than magnesium oxide, Cassetty said.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Finally, the team coated the entire device in magnesium oxide, another nontoxic compound — often given as an antacid — that works as an insulator in electronics.
    — Valerie Ross, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2013

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