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
[C18: named after Epsom, where they occur naturally in the water]
Ep·som salts
(ĕp′səm) 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. It consists of hydrated magnesium sulfate.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() magnesium sulfate - a salt of magnesium |
2. | Epsom salts - (used with a singular noun) hydrated magnesium sulfate used as a laxative plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
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Epsom salts
pl → (Epsomer) Bittersalz nt