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magnesium carbonate

noun

Definition of MAGNESIUM CARBONATE

:  a carbonate of magnesium; especially :  a white crystalline salt MgCO3 that occurs naturally as dolomite and magnesite
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First Known Use of MAGNESIUM CARBONATE

1869
Medical Dictionary

magnesium carbonate

noun

Medical Definition of MAGNESIUM CARBONATE

:  a carbonate of magnesium; especially :  the very white crystalline normal salt MgCO3 that occurs naturally, is prepared artificially by precipitation, and is used chiefly in paint and printing ink, as a filler, as an addition to table salt to prevent caking, and in medicine as an antacid and laxative

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