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Definitions: Epsom Salts |
Epsom SaltsNoun1. Hydrated magnesium sulfate that is taken orally to treat heartburn and constipation and injected to prevent seizures. 2. Hydrated magnesium sulfate used as a laxative. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: Epsom SaltsSynonym: bitter salts (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Remedy | Agueweed, arnica, benzoin, bitartrate of potash, boneset, calomel, catnip, cinchona, cream of tartar, Epsom salts; feverroot, feverwort; friar's balsam, Indian sage; ipecac, ipecacuanha; jonquil, mercurous chloride, Peruvian bark; quinine, quinquina; sassafras, yarrow. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Epsom Salts |
| English words defined with "Epsom salts": Bitter salt ♦ Magnesium sulphate ♦ Sal catharticus. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Epsom salts": Epsom salt ♦ hair salt ♦ MALACHRA. (references) |
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Screenplays | Now to mention the money I'd save on epsom salts and ace bandages. (Little Shop of Horrors; writing credit: Charles B. Griffith; Howard Ashman) Oh, just try some Epsom salts. Works for me. (All in the Family; writing credit: Johnny Speight; Norman Lear) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Language | Translations for "Epsom salts"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | английска сол. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 瀉鹽 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 舎利塩 (magnesium sulfate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | しゃりえ" (magnesium sulfate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | sulfait vagneish, sollan sharroo, sollan Epsom. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | epsomay altssay sare amarã. (various references) английская/горькая соль (Epsom salt), английская соль (epsom salt). (various references) epsomsalt. (various references) magnezyum sülfat (epsom salt), ingiliz tuzu (epsom salt). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"Epsom Salts" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: epsom slalt. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-l-m-o-p-s-s-s-t" | |
-1 letter: stampless. | |
-2 letters: apostles, maltoses, mastless, molasses, pastless, soapless, spotless. | |
-3 letters: amplest, apostle, lassoes, maltose, matless, molests, passels, pastels, pelotas, petasos, possets, postals, samlets, samples, sapless, sapotes, smaltos, solates, staples, tassels, topless. | |
-4 letters: almost, amoles, aslope, assets, estops, lamest, lapses, lasses, lassos, leasts, losses, maples, masses, metals, molest, mosses, motels, osteal, palest, palets, paseos, passel. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-l-m-o-p-s-s-s-t" | |
+1 letter: semipostals. | |
+3 letters: ergastoplasms, toxoplasmoses. | |
+4 letters: histoplasmoses, neoplasticisms. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 70 73 6F 6D 53 61 6C 74 73 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01110000 01110011 01101111 01101101 00100000 01010011 01100001 01101100 01110100 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E p s o m   S a l t s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 0070 0073 006F 006D 0053 0061 006C 0074 0073 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)398285817925367788685 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Derivations 7. Anagrams 8. Orthography | 9. Bibliography |
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