magnesium sulfate
noun Chemistry.
a white, water-soluble salt, MgSO4, used chiefly in medicine and in the processing of leather and textiles.
Compare
Epsom salt.
Origin of magnesium sulfate
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby magnesium sulfate
magnesium light,
magnesium oxide,
magnesium peroxide,
magnesium salicylate,
magnesium silicate,
magnesium sulfate,
magnesium trisilicate,
magnet,
magnet school,
magnet steel,
magnet-
Medical definitions for magnesium sulfate
magnesium sulfate
n.
A colorless crystalline compound used as a cathartic and applied locally as an anti-inflammatory agent.