milk of magnesia

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A milky white aqueous suspension of magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH)2, used as an antacid and a laxative.


Magnesium hydroxide solution used as an antacid and laxative.

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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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A milky white aqueous suspension of magnesium hydroxide used as an antacid and a laxative.

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