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  2. Ibuprofen - Wikipedia

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    The name is derived from the 3 functional groups: isobutyl (ibu) propionic acid (pro) phenyl (fen). [74] Its discovery was the result of research during the 1950s and 1960s to find a safer alternative to aspirin. [13] [75] The molecule was discovered and synthesized by a team led by Stewart Adams, with a patent application filed in 1961. [13]

  3. Magnesium hydroxide - Wikipedia

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    Only a small amount of the magnesium from magnesium hydroxide is usually absorbed by the intestine (unless one is deficient in magnesium). However, magnesium is mainly excreted by the kidneys; so long-term, daily consumption of milk of magnesia by someone suffering from kidney failure could lead in theory to hypermagnesemia.

  4. Giant's Causeway - Wikipedia

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    The Giant's Causeway (Irish: Clochán an Aifir) [1] is an area of approximately 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption. [3] [4] It is located in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland, about three miles (4.8 km) northeast of the town of Bushmills.

  5. Enterprise resource planning - Wikipedia

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    The Gartner Group first used the acronym ERP in the 1990s [8] [9] to include the capabilities of material requirements planning (MRP), and the later manufacturing resource planning (MRP II), [10] [11] as well as computer-integrated manufacturing.