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Epsom salt
noun
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.
Word History and Origins
Origin of Epsom salt1
Example Sentences
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.
Epsom salt or baking soda soaks have also been helpful for some people.
I’m a bathing beauty and an ex-Broadway showgirl, so I like to soak in the bath with Epsom salt.
People associate Epsom salt with our grandmothers or our great-grandmothers.
Everybody can find Epsom salt at the grocery store.”
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