Magnesium hydroxide
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Magnesium hydroxide is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Mg2. It occurs in nature as the mineral brucite. It is a white solid with low solubility in water. Magnesium hydroxide is a commo
Magnesium hydroxide
Bottle used for Phillips' Leche de Magnesia (Milk of Magnesia) in the Amber Museum, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Vintage bottle for milk of magnesia
Brucite crystals (mineral form of Mg(OH)2) from the Sverdlovsk Region, Urals, Russia (size: 10.5 cm × 7.8 cm × 7.4 cm or 4.1 in × 3.1 in × 2.9 in)
Maalox
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Maalox is a brand of antacid owned by Sanofi. Their main product is a flavored liquid containing a suspension of aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide, which act to neutralize or reduce stomach a
The antacid, Maalox
Alison Howe Price, M.D.