Epsom salt

noun

Ep·​som salt ˈep-səm- How to pronounce Epsom salt (audio)

Examples of Epsom salt in a Sentence

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Upon request, an artisan butler will light candles, run you a bath filled with Epsom salt and mix up a snooze-inducing mocktail to ensure your night goes as well as your day at the resort did. Demarco Williams, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 Williams had previously founded the body care brand Will Perform, which includes products such as an Epsom salt bath soak and a recovery lotion. Danyel Smith, Essence, 16 Oct. 2024 The spa provides flotation therapy in massive tanks filled with Epsom salt, an infrared sauna, and cold plunges. Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 18 Sep. 2024 This includes cans and other containers once filled with everything from beer and cigarettes to Epsom salt and Tums. Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 11 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for Epsom salt 

Word History

First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Epsom salt was in 1770

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“Epsom salt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Epsom%20salt. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

Epsom salt

noun
Ep·​som salt ˌep-səm- How to pronounce Epsom salt (audio)
: a bitter colorless or white salt of magnesium used especially as a strong laxative
usually used in plural

Medical Definition

Epsom salt

noun
Ep·​som salt ˌep-səm- How to pronounce Epsom salt (audio)
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