n :  a carbonate of magnesium : esp  :  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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