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milk of magnesia
noun
- a milky white suspension in water of magnesium hydroxide, Mg (OH) 2 , used as an antacid or laxative.
milk of magnesia
noun
- a suspension of magnesium hydroxide in water, used as an antacid and laxative
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Origin of milk of magnesia1
First recorded in 1875–80; formerly trademark
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