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Epsom salts

Epsom salts Meaning & Definition
Epsom salts Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Epsom salts?

[n] hydrated magnesium sulfate used as a laxative
[n] hydrated magnesium sulfate that is taken orally to treat heartburn and constipation and injected to prevent seizures

Synonyms | Synonyms for Epsom salts: bitter salts

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See Also | aperient | cathartic | magnesium sulfate | physic | purgative

Epsom salts In Webster's Dictionary

\Ep"som salts`\ or salt \salt`\ (Med.) Sulphate of magnesia having cathartic qualities; -- originally prepared by boiling down the mineral waters at Epsom, England, -- whence the name; afterwards prepared from sea water; but now from certain minerals, as from siliceous hydrate of magnesia.

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