magnesia hydroxide

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• Magnesia (disambiguation) — *Magnesia, deriving from the Macedonian tribe name Magnetes, is the name of the southeastern area of Thessaly in central Greece. * Magnesia was also the name of two cities in ancient Lydia (modern Turkey) founded by Greek Magnesians. **One of… …   Wikipedia

• Magnesia — may refer to: a Greek toponym, derived from the tribal name Magnetes Magnesia (peripheral unit), the southeastern area of Thessaly in central Greece Magnesia ad Sipylum, a city of Lydia Magnesia on the Maeander, an ancient Greek city in Anatolia… …   Wikipedia

• Magnesia — Named after a town in present day Turkey where an ore containing magnesium carbonate was mined. Milk of Magnesia, the laxative, is magnesium hydroxide. * * * SYN: magnesium oxide. [see magnesium] calcined m. SYN: magnesium oxide. m. magma SYN:… …   Medical dictionary

• Magnesium hydroxide — IUPAC name Magnesium hydroxide …   Wikipedia

• Milk of Magnesia — is an aqueous suspension of magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH)2 in water. Milk of Magnesia is a saline osmotic (hydrating) laxative. The name derives from the suspension s milky white appearance and the magnesium in its composition.HistoryThe term Milk… …   Wikipedia

• milk of magnesia — n a milk white suspension of magnesium hydroxide in water used as an antacid and laxative called also magnesia magma * * * [USP] a suspension of magnesium hydroxide, used as an antacid and laxative …   Medical dictionary

• magnesium hydroxide — noun a white crystalline powder used chiefly in medicines • Hypernyms: ↑hydroxide, ↑hydrated oxide * * * noun : a slightly alkaline crystalline compound Mg(OH)2 that occurs naturally as brucite, is obtained by hydration of magnesia or by… …   Useful english dictionary

• magnesium hydroxide — n a slightly alkaline crystalline compound Mg(OH)2 that is obtained by hydration of magnesia or by precipitation (as from seawater by lime in the production of magnesium chloride) as a white nearly insoluble powder and is used chiefly in medicine …   Medical dictionary

• magnesium hydroxide — n. (Chem.) A slightly alkaline chemical substance, {Mg(OH)2}, the active principle in the antacid milk of magnesia, also used as a laxative. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• milkof magnesia — milk of magnesia n. A milky white aqueous suspension of magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH)2, used as an antacid and a laxative. * * * …   Universalium

• milk of magnesia — 1880, proprietary name for white suspension of magnesium hydroxide in water, taken as an antacid, invented by U.S. chemist Charles Henry Phillips. Herbal or culinary preparations resembling milk had been similarly named (e.g. milk of almond)… …   Etymology dictionary