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MAALOX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Maalox mean?
• MAALOX (noun)
The noun MAALOX has 1 sense:
1. an antacid
Familiarity information: MAALOX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An antacid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("Maalox" is a kind of...):
alkaliser; alkalizer; antacid; antiacid; gastric antacid (an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach))
Domain usage:
trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)
Context examples
An oral suspension of viscous lidocaine, diphenhydramine (Benadryl) and aluminum and magnesium hydroxides (Maalox).
(Lidobenalox, NCI Thesaurus)
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