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milk of magnesia

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

milk of magnesia common name for the chemical compound magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH) ₂ . The viscous, white, mildly alkaline mixture that is used medicinally as an antacid and laxative is a suspension of approximately 8% magnesium hydroxide in water.

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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

milk of mag·ne·sia • n. a white suspension of hydrated magnesium carbonate in water, used as an antacid or laxative.

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milk of magnesia

A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition | 2005 | | Copyright

milk of magnesia Magnesium hydroxide solution used as an antacid and laxative.

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