milk of magnesia
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milk of magnesia
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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milk of magnesia
[′milk əv mag′nē·zhə] (pharmacology)
A white suspension of magnesium hydroxide in water; used as a cathartic. Also known as magnesia magma.
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milk of magnesia
a suspension of magnesium hydroxide in water, used as an antacid and laxative
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