magnesium hydroxide
Americannoun
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Origin of magnesium hydroxide
First recorded in 1905–10
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For the past year, the postdoctoral researcher has poured water samples into small plastic bottles, some with an added dose of magnesium hydroxide.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 30, 2023
And magnesium hydroxide doesn’t block sweat glands the way aluminum does.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2023
Adding a common ion, OH–, will increase the concentration of this ion and shift the solubility equilibrium to the left, decreasing the concentration of magnesium ion and increasing the amount of undissolved magnesium hydroxide.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
A laundry list includes 98 gallons of phosphonic acids, 118 gallons of magnesium hydroxide, and 138 gallons of 2-butoxyethanol, a compound used mostly by dry cleaners and paint manufacturers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2014
A paste of magnesium hydroxide and water slowly absorbs carbon dioxide from the air and becomes very hard.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William
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