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noun
magnesium sulfate, used as a laxative and in the preparation of tofu as a coagulator, and formerly as a medicated soaking solution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
(used with a singular noun) hydrated magnesium sulfate used as a laxative
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: purgative, cathartic, physic, aperient
noun
hydrated magnesium sulfate that is taken orally to treat heartburn and constipation and injected to prevent seizures
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bitter salts
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Broader terms: magnesium sulfate
History
Named after Epsom in Surrey, England; the town had a spring which gave forth bitter saline water containing the compound.
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