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Epsom salts

Ep·som salts


noun 
Definition:
 
bitter-tasting medicine: a bitter-tasting preparation of hydrated magnesium sulfate. Use: formerly, as a laxative and to reduce swelling. ( takes a singular verb )

[Because originally obtained from a mineral spring at Epsom]
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