Definition of Magnesium hydroxide

1. Noun. A white crystalline powder used chiefly in medicines.

Generic synonyms: Hydrated Oxide, Hydroxide

Definition of Magnesium hydroxide

1. Noun. (inorganic compound) The base Mg(OH)2 that occurs naturally as brucite; it is used as an antacid and in many industrial processes ¹

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Medical Definition of Magnesium hydroxide

1. Magnesium hydroxide (mg(oh)2). An inorganic compound that occurs in nature as the mineral brucite. It acts as an antacid with cathartic effects. Pharmacological action: antacids, cathartic. Chemical name: Magnesium hydroxide (Mg(OH)2) (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Magnesium Hydroxide

magnesium-26
magnesium-bicarbonate ATPase
magnesium-protoporphyrin methyltransferase
magnesium alloy
magnesium aluminum silicate
magnesium bacteriopheophytinate
magnesium benzoate
magnesium bicarbonate
magnesium carbonate
magnesium chelatase
magnesium chloride
magnesium citrate
magnesium compounds
magnesium deficiency
magnesium excess
magnesium hydroxide (current term)
magnesium lactate
magnesium lamp
magnesium light
magnesium nitride
magnesium oxide
magnesium peroxide
magnesium phytinates
magnesium protoporphyrin monomethyl ester oxidative cyclase
magnesium ribbon
magnesium salicylate
magnesium silicate
magnesium silicates
magnesium stearate
magnesium sulfate

Literary usage of Magnesium hydroxide

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"The calcium sulphate may be between 80-90 pc, magnesium hydroxide 2-5 pc, ... The formation of magnesium hydroxide is probably due to the interaction of the ..."

2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1903)
"If then, the amount of magnesium hydroxide precipitated by 1.5 molecules of ... It was determined that magnesium hydroxide precipitated from magnesium ..."

3. The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis: With Special Consideration of by Julius Stieglitz (1911)
"For the saturated aqueous solution, the product [Mg4-^] X [HO~]2 is equal to the solubility-product constant, and from the solubility of magnesium hydroxide ..."

4. Analytical Chemistry by Frederick Pearson Treadwell (1921)
"readily decomposed by water, forming magnesium hydroxide and ammonia: Mgr,N2 + 6 ... The solubility products of magnesium hydroxide, carbonate, phosphate, ..."

5. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science (1903)
"If then, the amount of magnesium hydroxide precipitated by 1-5 molecules of ... It was determined that magnesium hydroxide precipitated from magnesium ..."

6. Manual of Qualitative Chemical Analysis by C. Remigius Fresenius (1897)
"Potassium, sodium, barium, and calcium hydroxides throw down magnesium hydroxide. The separation of this precipitate is greatly promoted by boiling the ..."

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