magnesium sulfate
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- noun
- /mæɡˈniːziəm ˈsʌlfeɪt/
- Specialized
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sulfato de magnesio
- During pregnancy, some doctors recommend magnesium sulfate to prevent seizures in women with high blood pressure.
Examples
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Also, leaving out magnesium sulfate will make the solution deficient in two mineral nutrients, not just one.
Academic text (2001) -
Doctors often prescribe magnesium sulfate to relieve constipation due to its effective laxative properties.
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In many spas, people use magnesium sulfate as a soothing ingredient in bath salts for relaxation.
Synonyms
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A white salt you put in warm water to soothe sore muscles, relieve constipation, or feed plants
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A white salt put in baths to soothe sore muscles and ease constipation
A white salt taken by mouth to relieve heartburn and constipation and sometimes given by injection to prevent seizures
Surface Forms
Morphology
magnesium + sulfate
The phrase is a straightforward chemical compound name formed by the element 'magnesium' plus the anion 'sulfate', so its meaning as the salt composed of magnesium and sulfate ions is directly derivable from the constituents. This follows regular chemical naming/compositional patterns (element + ion) that are cross-linguistically consistent, making the term transparent to a learner who knows both component words, although specific uses (e.g., as a laxative) require domain knowledge.
Etymology
Magnesium sulfate is commonly called 'Epsom salt' after the town of Epsom, where people found a bitter, salty spring. People soaked in that water to ease sore muscles and sometimes drank it as a mild 'laxative', so today magnesium sulfate is used in baths and medicine.