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Epsom salt — Epsom salts Ep som salts or Epsom salt Ep som salt (Med.) Sulphate of magnesia having cathartic qualities; originally prepared by boiling down the mineral waters at Epsom, England, whence the name; afterwards prepared from sea water; but now from … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Epsom salt — magnio sulfatas heptahidratas statusas T sritis chemija formulė MgSO₄·7H₂O atitikmenys: angl. bitter salt; Epsom salt; magnesium sulfate heptahydrate rus. английская соль; горькая соль; магния сульфата гептагидрат ryšiai: sinonimas – magnio… … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
Epsom salt — Ep′som salt n. chem. pha Often, Epsom salts. hydrated magnesium sulfate, MgSO4∙7H2O, occurring as small colorless crystals: used in fertilizers, dyeing and tanning, and as a cathartic • Etymology: 1760–70; after Epsom; so called from its presence … From formal English to slang
Epsom salt — Often, Epsom salts. Chem., Pharm. hydrated magnesium sulfate, MgSO4·7H2O, occurring as small colorless crystals: used in fertilizers, the dyeing of fabrics, leather tanning, etc., and in medicine chiefly as a cathartic. [1760 70; after EPSOM; so… … Universalium
Epsom salt — noun Date: 1770 Epsom salts … New Collegiate Dictionary
epsom salt — magnesium sulfate (MgSO4 ⋅ 7H2O) … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Epsom salt — … Useful english dictionary
Epsom salts — Ep som salts or Epsom salt Ep som salt (Med.) Sulphate of magnesia having cathartic qualities; originally prepared by boiling down the mineral waters at Epsom, England, whence the name; afterwards prepared from sea water; but now from certain… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Epsom salts — or Epsom salt n. 〚after EPSOM〛 a white, crystalline salt, magnesium sulfate, MgSO4·7H2O, used as a cathartic * * * … Universalium
Epsom salts — or Epsom salt n. [after EPSOM] a white, crystalline salt, magnesium sulfate, MgSO4·7H2O, used as a cathartic … English World dictionary
