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magnesium sulfate

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The magnesium salt of sulfuric acid (chemical formula MgSO4), commonly called Epsom salts.

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noun

Meaning 2

a salt of magnesium

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: sulfate, sulphate

Narrower terms: Epsom salts, bitter salts

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  • Armenian: մագնեզիումի սուլֆատ (magneziumi sulfat) — the magnesium salt of sulfuric acid
  • Chinese Mandarin: 硫酸鎂 /硫酸镁 (liúsuānměi) — the magnesium salt of sulfuric acid
  • Finnish: magnesiumsulfaatti — the magnesium salt of sulfuric acid
  • German: Magnesiumsulfat — the magnesium salt of sulfuric acid
  • Greek: θειικό μαγνήσιο (theiikó magnísio) — the magnesium salt of sulfuric acid
  • Italian: solfato di magnesio — the magnesium salt of sulfuric acid
  • Portuguese: sulfato de magnésio — the magnesium salt of sulfuric acid
  • Romanian: sulfat de magneziu — the magnesium salt of sulfuric acid
  • Russian: сульфа́т ма́гния (sulʹfát mágnija) — the magnesium salt of sulfuric acid
  • Swedish: magnesiumsulfat — the magnesium salt of sulfuric acid