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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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