magnesia alba
English
Etymology
Latin
Noun
magnesia
alba
(
uncountable
)
(
chemistry
,
obsolete
)
A bulky white
amorphous
substance, consisting of a
hydrous
basic
carbonate
of
magnesium
, and used as a mild
cathartic
.
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