milk of magnesia
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of milk of magnesia
First recorded in 1875–80; formerly trademark
Example Sentences
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A: There are no studies on milk of magnesia against dandruff, but several readers have praised it.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2022
Months ago, you wrote about milk of magnesia on the scalp for seborrheic dermatitis.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2022
Left were two dozen water bottles, some snacks and one bottle of milk of magnesia.
From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2020
She distributed goggles, masks, first-aid supplies and milk of magnesia, which is diluted with water to ease the sting of tear gas.
From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2020
The purgante was her own concoction, a mixture of cod-liver oil and mugwort, milk of magnesia, and green papaya juice, sweetened to disguise the fishy, bitter, chalky taste.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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