Metamucil

Metamucil
Met·a·mu·cil .met-ə-'myü-səl trademark used for a laxative preparation of a hydrophilic mucilloid from the husk of psyllium seed

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Met·a·mu·cil (met″ə-muґsil) trademark for a preparation of psyllium hydrophilic mucilloid.

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