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milk of magnesia

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milk of magnesia
n.
A milky white aqueous suspension of magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH)2, used as an antacid and a laxative.
milk of magnesia
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) a suspension of magnesium hydroxide in water, used as an antacid and laxative
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Noun1.milk of magnesiamilk of magnesia - purgative consisting of a milky white liquid suspension of magnesium hydroxide; used as a laxative and (in smaller doses) as an antacid
aperient, cathartic, physic, purgative - a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
Translations
milk of magnesia n → latte di magnesia
milk of magnesia n → latte di magnesia


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