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Epsom salt

noun

  1. Chemistry, Pharmacology.,  Often Epsom salts. hydrated magnesium sulfate, MgSO 4 ⋅7H 2 O, occurring as small colorless crystals: used in fertilizers, the dyeing of fabrics, leather tanning, etc., and in medicine chiefly as a cathartic.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of Epsom salt1

1760–70; after Epsom; so called from its presence in the local mineral water
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Example Sentences

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The customer sits in the chair for the entire day, and when it’s over, Miriam’s fingers are so blistered that the others rush to get her an Epsom salt soak.

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Epsom salt or baking soda soaks have also been helpful for some people.

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I’m a bathing beauty and an ex-Broadway showgirl, so I like to soak in the bath with Epsom salt.

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People associate Epsom salt with our grandmothers or our great-grandmothers.

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Everybody can find Epsom salt at the grocery store.”

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