Chemicals and Drugs

Magnesium Silicates

A generic term for a variety of compounds that contain silicon, oxygen, and magnesium, and may contain hydrogen. Examples include TALC and some kinds of ASBESTOS.

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Abstract

A generic term for a variety of compounds that contain silicon, oxygen, and magnesium, and may contain hydrogen. Examples include TALC and some kinds of ASBESTOS.

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Synonyms

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  • Silicates, Magnesium

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24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

inorganic cpds; TALC & ASBESTOS are examples of magnesium silicates

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Magnesium (1966-1993)
  • Silicic Acid (1966-1993)

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  1. D01w.524w.500
  2. D01w.578w.725w.500
  3. D01w.837w.725w.700w.760w.535

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Magnesium Silicates. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017633. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017633
  2. Magnesium Silicates. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72102009