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magnesium hydroxide
noun
a white crystalline powder used chiefly in medicines
• Hypernyms: ↑hydroxide, ↑hydrated oxide

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noun
: a slightly alkaline crystalline compound Mg(OH)2 that occurs naturally as brucite, is obtained by hydration of magnesia or by precipitation (as from seawater by lime in the production of magnesium chloride) as a white difficultly soluble powder, and is used chiefly in medicine

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Chem.
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, Mg(OH)2, used chiefly in medicine as an antacid and as a laxative.
[1905-10]

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magnesium hydroxide,
a white, odorless powder which, when suspended in water, is milk of magnesia. Formula: Mg(OH)2

Useful english dictionary. 2012.