magnesium hydroxide
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of magnesium hydroxide
First recorded in 1905–10
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The flourlike white powder, a mineral form of magnesium hydroxide called brucite, is combined with seawater in van-size plastic tanks, creating a mixture resembling a vanilla milkshake.
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, Mg2+, will increase the concentration of this ion and shift the solubility equilibrium to the left, decreasing the concentration of hydroxide 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
It combines with water to form magnesium hydroxide, but much more slowly and with the production of much less heat than in the case of calcium oxide.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson
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