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magnesium hydroxide

–noun Chemistry.
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, Mg(OH)2, used chiefly in medicine as an antacid and as a laxative.

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1905–10
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magnesium hydroxide  
n.  A white powder, Mg(OH)2, used as an antacid and a laxative.
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Main Entry: magnesium hydroxide
Function: noun
: a slightly alkaline crystalline compound Mg(OH)2 that is obtained by hydration of magnesia or by precipitation(as from seawater by lime in the production of magnesium chloride) as a white nearly insoluble powder and is used chiefly in medicine as an antacid and laxative —see MILK OF MAGNESIA
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magnesium hydroxide n.
A white powder used as an antacid and a laxative.

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