1350–1400; Middle English: philosophers' stone < Medieval Latin magnēsia < Greek ( hē ) Magnēsía ( líthos ) (the stone) of Magnesia; sense development obscure
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Other readers have been enthusiastic about leaving milk of magnesia on their face overnight.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2023
A: There are no studies on milk of magnesia against dandruff, but several readers have praised it.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2022
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
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
The shock wave was felt some distance up the coast of the Magnesia region in the city of Volos.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2023
In the hard-hit area of Magnesia, wildfires reached an air force ammunition depot close to the coastal town of Nea Aghialos on Thursday.
From Reuters ● Jul. 28, 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
Whose Magnesia is it that contains essence of Bark?
From The Fortunes Of Glencore by Lever, Charles James
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