- magnesium hydroxide
- a magnesium salt used as an osmotic laxative to treat constipation. It is also combined with aluminium hydroxide in antacid preparations.
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Magnesium hydroxide — IUPAC name Magnesium hydroxide … Wikipedia
magnesium hydroxide — n. (Chem.) A slightly alkaline chemical substance, {Mg(OH)2}, the active principle in the antacid milk of magnesia, also used as a laxative. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
magnesium hydroxide — n 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 … Medical dictionary
magnesium hydroxide — noun a white crystalline powder used chiefly in medicines • Hypernyms: ↑hydroxide, ↑hydrated oxide * * * noun : a slightly alkaline crystalline compound Mg(OH)2 that occurs naturally as brucite, is obtained by hydration of magnesia or by… … Useful english dictionary
magnesium hydroxide — noun Date: circa 1909 a slightly alkaline crystalline compound Mg(OH)2 used especially as a laxative and gastric antacid … New Collegiate Dictionary
magnesium hydroxide — Chem. a white, crystalline, slightly water soluble powder, Mg(OH)2, used chiefly in medicine as an antacid and as a laxative. [1905 10] * * * … Universalium
magnesium hydroxide — noun The base Mg(OH) that occurs naturally as brucite; it is used as an antacid and in many industrial processes … Wiktionary
magnesium hydroxide — magne′sium hydrox′ide n. chem. a white, crystalline, slightly water soluble powder, Mg(OH)2, used as an antacid and laxative • Etymology: 1905–10 … From formal English to slang
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Magnesium oxide — IU … Wikipedia
