1350–1400; Middle English: philosophers' stone < Medieval Latin magnēsia < Greek ( hē ) Magnēsía ( líthos ) (the stone) of Magnesia; sense development obscure
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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
For me, the milk of magnesia seems especially effective in fighting the rash.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2021
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
But then some people we’d never met saw us and said, we have some milk of magnesia.
From Washington Post • Jun. 2, 2020
You can get absolutely anything you need in the stores: Breck Special Formulated Shampoo, Phillips’ milk of magnesia, Campbell’s tomato soup, honestly you name it!
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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