MILK OF MAGNESIA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Purgative consisting of a milky white liquid suspension of magnesium hydroxide; used as a laxative and (in smaller doses) as an antacid

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("milk of magnesia" is a kind of...):

aperient; cathartic; physic; purgative (a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels)

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