1350–1400; Middle English: philosophers' stone < Medieval Latin magnēsia < Greek ( hē ) Magnēsía ( líthos ) (the stone) of Magnesia; sense development obscure
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Q: I’ve tried applying milk of magnesia to my underarms for the last two weeks.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2022
For me, the milk of magnesia seems especially effective in fighting the rash.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2021
She and some of her classmates started bringing along basic first-aid supplies, like bandages, gauze, and mixtures of milk of magnesia and water to counteract tear gas.
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 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
I swigged back the liquid in one go like you do milk of magnesia.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
The shock wave was felt some distance up the coast of the Magnesia region in the city of Volos.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2023
Since Wednesday, officials have ordered the evacuation of several communities in the hard-hit area of Magnesia, a coastal area north of Athens.
From Reuters ● Jul. 27, 2023
In 190 BCE, Roman armies smashed the forces of Antiochus III at the Battle of Magnesia in western Asia Minor.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
I like Milk of Magnesia and home remedies that really work.
From Time ● Oct. 24, 2017
There Antiochus the Great collected the army with which he met the Romans at Magnesia, and there two years later the treaty between Rome and the Seleucid realm was signed.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
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