magnesium hydroxide

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The base Mg(OH)₂ that occurs naturally as brucite; it is used as an antacid and in many industrial processes.

Equivalents

Françaishydroxyde de magnésium

DeutschMagnesiumhydroxid

Italianoidrossido di magnesio

6 more languages

Suomimagnesiumhydroksidi

Magyarmagnézium-hidroxid

Íslenskamagnesíumhýdroxíð

Românăhidroxid de magneziu

Русскийгидрокси́д ма́гния

Svenskamagnesiumhydroxid

Examples

“Near-synonym: milk of magnesia”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

magnesium lactate magnesium lamp magnesium light magnesium nitride magnesium oxide magnesium peroxide

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