magnesium hydroxide
White chalky medicine
Magnesium hydroxide is a white mineral compound used medicinally as an antacid and laxative.
Sold as milk of magnesia, it neutralizes stomach acid and draws water into the intestines: The doctor recommended magnesium hydroxide for my heartburn.
It also appears in industrial applications as a flame retardant.
- antacidSubstance neutralizing stomach sourness
- antacid tabletMedicine neutralizing stomach acid
- over the counterSold without prescription
- laxativePromotes intestinal evacuation
- flame retardantsChemicals blocking combustion spread
chemical compound · neutralization · hyperacidity · digestive health · water · acid reflux · peptic ulcer · wastewater treatment · fire retardant · pH balance · alkaline solution · symptomatic relief · white · white powder · dolomite · caustic · chalky · buffering
- Heartburn Remediesantacid, antacids, Tums, Rolaids, Mylanta
- laxativeslaxative, laxatives, stool softener, stool softeners, cathartic
- baseslye, caustic soda, amines, hydrazine, nucleophiles
- metal compoundsiron oxide, copper sulfate, zinc oxide, copper oxide, tin oxide
- fire retardantsflame retardants, fire retardants, boric acid, antimony trioxide, melamine
- HydroxidesNaOH
magnesium hydroxidehydrochloric acid
Corrosive hydrogen chloride solution
sulfuric acid · nitric acid · stomach acid · acid · hydrofluoric acid
magnetic, magnetism, magnetize, magnetized, magnesium, magnetizing, magnesia, hydroxide, hydroxy