Epsom salt
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- noun
- /ˈɛpsəm sɔlt/
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sal de Epsom
- Use Epsom salt to fertilize and feed roses, tomatoes, and peppers.
- Epsom salt bath
Another thing that I always get is magnesium sulfate, AKA Epsom salt.
- Another thing that I always get is magnesium sulfate, AKA Epsom salt.
- There's a debate on whether whether or not magnesium, so magnesium from Epsom salt is in the form of magnesium sulfate.
- And on day seven, you take Epsom salt and olive oil and food grade Epsom salt and it flushes your liver and you'll see.
- Sometimes like half hour to an hour to let all the Epsom salt and magnesium like do its magic on my body.
Examples
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Make a home remedy for blackheads by boiling a cup of water, 3 drops of iodine, and 1 teaspoon of Epsom salt.
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You can use Epsom salt as a natural fertilizer to provide essential nutrients to your garden.
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So I'm just going to pour Epsom salt in the bath.
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By adding some Epsom salt to your sudsy water, you will get a cleaning boost.
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Increase your magnesium levels in your body by soaking in Epsom salt bath water three times weekly.
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Soak your feet in warm water and Epsom salt to soften and smooth corns.
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Dr. Levine states in The Doctors Book of Home Remedies that soaking your feet in warm water and Epsom salt will bring temporary pain relief by diminishing "the size of the bursa sac" while taking "pressure off the nearby sensory nerves."
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After running the marathon, she decided to take an Epsom salt bath to soothe her sore muscles.
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Adding Epsom salt to your bath can help relax your body and reduce muscle tension.
Synonyms
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A white salt put in baths to soothe sore muscles and ease constipation
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A white salt used in medicine, baths, and as a fertilizer
A white salt taken by mouth to relieve heartburn and constipation and sometimes given by injection to prevent seizures
Surface Forms
Morphology
Epsom + salt
The headword combines a place-name modifier 'Epsom' with the noun 'salt', so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a particular kind of salt (a type of salt associated with Epsom). However, the specific chemical identity (magnesium sulfate) and conventional uses (bath soak, laxative, gardening) are not predictable from the constituents alone, so the relation is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Epsom salt gets its name from the town of Epsom in England, where a bitter mineral spring left white crystals that looked like salt. People used the water and crystals to soothe sore muscles and help constipation, so today Epsom salt means the mineral magnesium sulfate used in baths and as a mild laxative.