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Epsom salts

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Epsom salts
pl.n. (used with a sing. verb)
Hydrated magnesium sulfate, MgSO4·7H2O, used as a cathartic and as an agent to reduce inflammation.
[After Epsom, former name of Epsom and Ewell, England.]
Epsom salts
n
(Medicine) (functioning as singular or plural) a medicinal preparation of hydrated magnesium sulphate, used as a purgative
[named after Epsom, where they occur naturally in the water]
Epsom salts  (psm)
A bitter, colorless, crystalline salt, used in making textiles, in fertilizers, for medical purposes, and as an additive to bath water to soothe the skin. Chemical formula: MgSO4·7H2O.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Epsom salts - hydrated magnesium sulfate that is taken orally to treat heartburn and constipation and injected to prevent seizures
bitter salts
magnesium sulfate - a salt of magnesium
2.Epsom salts - (used with a singular noun) hydrated magnesium sulfate used as a laxative
aperient, cathartic, physic, purgative - a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
Translations
Epsom salts [ˈepsɒmˌsɔːlts] NPL → epsomita fsing
Epsom salts
pl → (Epsomer) Bittersalz nt


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Sour, starchy individuals, who all the rest of the day go about looking as if they lived on vinegar and Epsom salts, break out into wreathed smiles after dinner, and exhibit a tendency to pat small children on the head and to talk to them--vaguely--about sixpences.
Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context
He is a very nice boy, my Lord, but he is not acquainted with drugs; and I know that the prevailing impression on his mind is, that Epsom salts means oxalic acid; and syrup of senna, laudanum.
The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club by Dickens, Charles View in context
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