Maaloxn.
/ˈmeɪlɒks/, U.S. /ˈmeɪˌlɑks/ Pharmacology (chiefly U.S.).
A proprietary name for: an antacid containing dried aluminium hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide, formulated as a suspension or as chewable tablets for the relief of indigestion; a tablet of this.
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1951 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 26 June 1030/1 Maalox for antacid. Claims use since Aug. 4, 1949.
1976 National Observer (U.S.) 24 July 8/5 I was using six to eight Maalox a day. But then I began pouring this milk on my cereal every morning.
1977 Rolling Stone 16 June 43/2 His tubes run wild with Maalox.
1994 Amer. Spectator Jan. 65/3 Just finished reading P. J. O'Rourke's ‘Collective Guilt’... Since the reading(s) were during lunch, I must confess to a dessert of double-strength Maalox.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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