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Epsom salts

DEFINITIONS OF: Epsom salts

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n hydrated magnesium sulfate that is taken orally to treat heartburn and constipation and injected to prevent seizures

Synonyms:
bitter salts
Type of:
magnesium sulfate
a salt of magnesium

n (used with a singular noun) hydrated magnesium sulfate used as a laxative

Type of:
aperient, cathartic, physic, purgative
a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
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