Epsom salt
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Epsom salt
1760–70; after Epsom; so called from its presence in the local mineral water
Example Sentences
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I put Epsom salt with magnesium in the bath.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Epsom salt or baking soda soaks have also been helpful for some people.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2023
People associate Epsom salt with our grandmothers or our great-grandmothers.
From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2023
Antibiotics and Epsom salt soaks eventually healed Boren’s foot.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 30, 2022
Soon, it'll be near evening and Daddy and I will walk slow back into the house where I'll pull the Epsom salt from the shelf fill the dishpan with warm water, massage his swelling hands.
From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson
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