magnesium hydroxide

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of magnesium hydroxide

First recorded in 1905–10

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• magnesium hydroxide vs. magnesium oxide

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magnesium hydroxide

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

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

These salt crystals form when calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate combine to create hydroxyapatite, which incorporates other inorganic salts like magnesium hydroxide, fluoride, and sulfate as it crystallizes, or calcifies, on the collagen fibers.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

Consider, for example, the action of hydrochloric acid upon magnesium hydroxide.

From An Introductory Course of Quantitative Chemical Analysis With Explanatory Notes by Henry P. Talbot

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