MAGNESIAE CARBONAS
\maɡnˈiːzɪˌiː kɑːbˈə͡ʊnəz], \maɡnˈiːzɪˌiː kɑːbˈəʊnəz], \m_a_ɡ_n_ˈiː_z_ɪ__ˌiː k_ɑː_b_ˈəʊ_n_ə_z]\
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Prepared from sulphate of magnesia by subcarbonate of potassa. It is inodorous; insipid; light; white spongy; opake; effervescing with acids; insoluble in water. Properties the same as the last; but the carbonic acid, when set free, sometimes causes unpleasant distension.
By Robley Dunglison
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tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].