magnesium oxide

chemical compound naturally occurring as periclase
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q214769
magnesium oxide
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magnesium oxide

Summary

magnesium oxide is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (472 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • magnesium oxide's image is recorded as Magnesium oxide.jpg[3].
  • magnesium oxide's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[4].
  • Ancient Magnesia is named after magnesium oxide[5].
  • Magnesia ad Sipylum is named after magnesium oxide[6].
  • magnesium oxide's GND ID is recorded as 4168538-6[7].
  • magnesium oxide's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 1309-48-4[8].
  • magnesium oxide's EC number is recorded as 215-171-9[9].
  • magnesium oxide's canonical SMILES is recorded as O=[Mg][10].
  • magnesium oxide's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/Mg.O[11].
  • magnesium oxide's InChIKey is recorded as CPLXHLVBOLITMK-UHFFFAOYSA-N[12].
  • magnesium oxide's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85079646[13].
  • magnesium oxide's ATC code is recorded as A12CC10[14].
  • magnesium oxide's ATC code is recorded as A06AD02[15].
  • magnesium oxide's ATC code is recorded as A02AA02[16].
  • magnesium oxide's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 119672757[17].
  • magnesium oxide's chemical formula is recorded as MgO[18].
  • magnesium oxide's subclass of is recorded as chemical compound[19].
  • magnesium oxide's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00567384[20].
  • magnesium oxide's has use is recorded as food additive[21].
  • magnesium oxide's has use is recorded as medication[22].
  • magnesium oxide's Commons category is recorded as Magnesium oxide[23].
  • magnesium oxide's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D008277[24].
  • magnesium oxide's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 37612[25].
  • magnesium oxide's has part is recorded as oxygen[26].
  • magnesium oxide's has part is recorded as magnesium[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for magnesium oxide include magnesium[28], a chemical element[29].

Why It Matters

magnesium oxide ranks in the top 3% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (472 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for it include magnesium[28], a chemical element[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . DrugBank. Retrieved . commonchemistry.cas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Nuovo soggettario. Retrieved . thes.bncf.firenze.sbn.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Nuovo soggettario. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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