Epsom salts
Epsom salts · Epsom salts
английская соль
Magnesium sulfate, used as a laxative and in the preparation of tofu as a coagulator,…Magnesium sulfate, used as a laxative and in the preparation of tofu as a coagulator, and formerly as a medicated soaking solution.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Magnesium sulfate, used as a laxative and in the preparation of tofu as a coagulator, and formerly as a medicated soaking solution.
англи́йская сольanglíjskaja solʹ
(used with a singular noun) hydrated magnesium sulfate used as a laxative
Translations
1 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
common name for magnesium sulfate:
Origin
Named after Epsom in Surrey, England; the town had a spring which gave forth bitter salineNamed after Epsom in Surrey, England; the town had a spring which gave forth bitter saline water containing the compound.
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Forms
plural: Epsom salts| Singular | Epsom salts |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- hydrated magnesium sulfate that is taken orally to treat heartburn and constipation and injected to prevent seizures:bitter salts
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable