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Epsom salt
noun
Chemistry, Pharmacology.Often Epsom salts. hydrated magnesium sulfate, MgSO 4 ⋅7H 2 O, occurring as small colorless crystals: used in fertilizers, the dyeing of fabrics, leather tanning, etc., and in medicine chiefly as a cathartic.
Word History and Origins
Origin of Epsom salt1
Example Sentences
Epsom salt or baking soda soaks have also been helpful for some people.
I’m a bathing beauty and an ex-Broadway showgirl, so I like to soak in the bath with Epsom salt.
People associate Epsom salt with our grandmothers or our great-grandmothers.
Everybody can find Epsom salt at the grocery store.”
Some swear by float therapy, a unique experience where 1,000 pounds of Epsom salt transforms the density of the water, effortlessly suspending you in a warm bath.
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