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magnesium sulfate
noun
: a sulfate of magnesium: such as
a
: a white salt MgSO4 used in medicine and in industry
b
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Researchers have found that natural mineral water containing magnesium sulfate helps improve stool consistency and bowel frequency.8
How Magnesium Helps Relieve Constipation
The types of magnesium mentioned above help relieve constipation by acting as osmotic laxatives.
—Devineé Lingo, M.s., Health, 20 Nov. 2024
Airborne features magnesium in the forms of magnesium oxide and magnesium sulfate, while Emergen-C uses magnesium hydroxide and magnesium carbonate.
—Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2024
There, the rover has discovered minerals that contain sulfur mixed with other elements—such as magnesium sulfate and calcium sulfate.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 July 2024
Note that this is not magnesium sulfate but manganese sulfate.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1869, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of magnesium sulfate was
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“Magnesium sulfate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnesium%20sulfate. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
magnesium sulfate
noun
: any of several sulfates of magnesium
especially
: epsom salt
Medical Definition
magnesium sulfate
noun
: a white anhydrous salt MgSO4 that occurs naturally in hydrated form as Epsom salts and that in the hydrated form MgSO4·7H2O is administered orally to relieve constipation or by injection to treat magnesium deficiency, to control convulsions associated with eclampsia, and to treat symptoms (as hypertension and convulsions) associated with nephritis in children
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