Definitions for magnesium hydroxide
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
magne′sium hydrox′ide(n.)
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, Mg(OH)2, used as an antacid and laxative.
Category: Chemistry
Origin of magnesium hydroxide:
1905–10
Princeton's WordNet
magnesium hydroxide(noun)
a white crystalline powder used chiefly in medicines
Wiktionary
magnesium hydroxide(Noun)
The base Mg(OH) that occurs naturally as brucite; it is used as an antacid and in many industrial processes
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Magnesium Hydroxide
An inorganic compound that occurs in nature as the mineral brucite. It acts as an antacid with cathartic effects.
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