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Common name for magnesium sulfate. Used as a laxative and in the preparation of tofu as a coagulator. Formerly commonly used as a medicated soaking solution.
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Epsom Salts — Epsom salts is the name for a crystalline salt of magnesium sulfate heptahydrate. Discovered near the town of Epsom, England, about 1618, it, is used internally as a laxative and externally as a soaking aid for bruises, sprains, and local… … Dictionary of eponyms
Epsom salts — Ep som salts or Epsom salt Ep som 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Epsom salts — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ crystals of hydrated magnesium sulphate used as a laxative. ORIGIN named after the town of Epsom in Surrey, where the salts were first found occurring naturally … English terms dictionary
Epsom salts — or Epsom salt n. 〚after EPSOM〛 a white, crystalline salt, magnesium sulfate, MgSO4·7H2O, used as a cathartic * * * … Universalium
Epsom salts — magnesium sulphate, 1770, obtained from Epsom water, the water of a mineral spring at Epsom in Surrey, England, the medicinal properties of which were discovered in Elizabethan times. The place name is recorded c.973 as Ebbesham, lit. Ebbi s… … Etymology dictionary
Epsom salts — or Epsom salt n. [after EPSOM] a white, crystalline salt, magnesium sulfate, MgSO4·7H2O, used as a cathartic … English World dictionary
Epsom salts — n pl but sing in constr a bitter white crystalline salt MgSO4·7H2O that is a hydrated magnesium sulfate with cathartic properties called also bitter salts … Medical dictionary
Epsom salts — Salt Salt, n. [AS. sealt; akin to OS. & OFries. salt, D. zout, G. salz, Icel., Sw., & Dan. salt, L. sal, Gr. ?, Russ. sole, Ir. & Gael. salann, W. halen, of unknown origin. Cf. {Sal}, {Salad}, {Salary}, {Saline}, {Sauce}, {Sausage}.] 1. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Epsom salts — n. a preparation of magnesium sulphate used as a purgative etc. Etymology: Epsom in Surrey, where it was first found occurring naturally * * * Epsom salts f19 [ˌepsəm ˈsɔːlts] [ˌepsəm ˈsɔːlts] noun plural a white powder that can be mixed with… … Useful english dictionary
Epsom salts — [[t]e̱psəm sɔ͟ːlts[/t]] N UNCOUNT Epsom salts is a kind of white powder which you can mix with water and drink as a medicine to help you empty your bowels … English dictionary
Epsom salts — Ep|som salts [ˌepsəm ˈso:lts US ˈso:lts] n [plural] [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Epsom, town in southern England with a supply of water in which the substance was found] a white powder that can be mixed with water and used as a medicine … Dictionary of contemporary English
