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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.

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SYN: magnesium oxide. [see magnesium]

- calcined m. SYN: magnesium oxide.

- m. magma SYN: milk of m..

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mag·ne·sia mag-'nē-shə, -'nē-zhə n MAGNESIUM OXIDE

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mag·ne·sia (mag-neґzhə) [the name of a district in ancient Lydia] magnesium oxide. [USP] magnesium hydroxide.

Medical dictionary. 2011.