milk of magnesia

Definitions of milk of magnesia
  1. noun
    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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    aperient, cathartic, physic, purgative
    a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
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