1350–1400; Middle English: philosophers' stone < Medieval Latin magnēsia < Greek ( hē ) Magnēsía ( líthos ) (the stone) of Magnesia; sense development obscure
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One suggested applying milk of magnesia to the face, followed by aloe and sunscreen.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2023
Months ago, you wrote about milk of magnesia on the scalp for seborrheic dermatitis.
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
In his spare time, Louie crashed society weddings, worked as a movie extra, and harassed his housemates with practical jokes, replacing their deviled ham with cat food and milk with milk of magnesia.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
The worst area affected is the central coastal region of Magnesia, which meteorologists said had seen as much rainfall in 24 hours as it usually experienced during an entire autumn.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 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
The mouth of the Peneus, or the Magnesian mountain of Homolè, was on the eastern side considered as the boundary of Greece,2032 unless Magnesia also was excluded.
From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried
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