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


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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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Meaning #1: purgative consisting of a milky white liquid suspension of magnesium hydroxide; used as a laxative and (in smaller doses) as an antacid
  Synonym: magnesium hydroxide


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