magnesium hydroxide

nounChemistry.

a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, Mg(OH)2, used chiefly in medicine as an antacid and as a laxative.

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First recorded in 1905–10

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Water decomposes it with liberation of ammonia and formation of magnesium hydroxide.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3 | Various
A paste of magnesium hydroxide and water slowly absorbs carbon dioxide from the air and becomes very hard.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry | William McPherson

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