Meanings
nounmagnesium hydroxide (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryThe base Mg(OH)₂ that occurs naturally as brucite; it is used as an antacid and in many industrial processes.
Near-synonyms: milk of magnesia, E528
Synonyms: milk of magnesia, mul:E528
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe base Mg(OH)₂ that occurs naturally as brucite; it is used as an antacid and in many industrial processes.
Similar
milk of magnesiamul:E528
Translations
Catalan hidròxid de magnesi
- hidròxid de magnesiMg(OH)2
Chinese Mandarin 氫氧化鎂 /氢氧化镁
- 氫氧化鎂 /氢氧化镁 (qīngyǎnghuàměi)Mg(OH)2
Estonian magneesiumhüdroksiid
- magneesiumhüdroksiidMg(OH)2
Finnish magnesiumhydroksidi
- magnesiumhydroksidiMg(OH)2
French hydroxyde de magnésium
- hydroxyde de magnésiumMg(OH)2
German Magnesiumhydroxid
- MagnesiumhydroxidMg(OH)2
Hungarian magnézium-hidroxid
- magnézium-hidroxidMg(OH)2
Icelandic magnesíumhýdroxíð
- magnesíumhýdroxíðMg(OH)2
Italian idrossido di magnesio
- idrossido di magnesioMg(OH)2
Māori konupora waihā
- konupora waihāMg(OH)2
Romanian hidroxid de magneziu
- hidroxid de magneziuMg(OH)2
Russian гидрокси́д ма́гния
- гидрокси́д ма́гния (gidroksíd mágnija)Mg(OH)2
Swedish magnesiumhydroxid
- magnesiumhydroxidMg(OH)2
Cite this entry
APA
magnesium hydroxide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnesium%20hydroxide
MLA
“magnesium hydroxide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnesium%20hydroxide. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “magnesium hydroxide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnesium%20hydroxide.
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