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Noun: Epsom salts
  1. (used with a singular noun) hydrated magnesium sulphate used as a laxative
     
  2. Hydrated magnesium sulphate that is taken orally to treat heartburn and constipation and injected to prevent seizures
    - bitter salts

Type of: aperient, cathartic, magnesium sulfate, physic, purgative

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