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Definition of Magnesium sulfate

1. Noun. A salt of magnesium.

Definition of Magnesium sulfate

1. Noun. The magnesium salt of sulfuric acid (chemical formula MgSO₄), commonly called Epsom salts. ¹

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Medical Definition of Magnesium sulfate

1. Sulfuric acid magnesium salt (1:1). A small colourless crystal used as an anticonvulsant, a cathartic, and an electrolyte replenisher in the treatment of preeclampsia and eclampsia. It causes direct inhibition of action potential in the myometrial muscle cells. Excitation and contraction are uncoupled, which decreases the frequency and force of contractions. Pharmacological action: anticonvulsants, cathartic, tocolytic agents. Chemical name: Sulfuric acid magnesium salt (1:1) (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Magnesium Sulfate

Literary usage of Magnesium sulfate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Solubilities of Inorganic and Organic Compounds: A Compilation of by Atherton Seidell (1919)
"MgSO,. loo gms. water dissolve 119.6 gms. sugar + 36 gms. MgSO«. Data for the system magnesium sulfate, phenol, and water are given by Tim- mermans, 1907. ..."

2. Principles and Practice of Agricultural Analysis: A Manual for the Study of by Harvey Washington Wiley (1908)
"This gives a third combination of magnesium sulfate and potassium sulfate, that is, a combination ..."

3. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"The product was crystallized from a hot 1% solution of magnesium sulfate and ... The precipitate was crystallized from 3 1. of hot 1 % magnesium sulfate ..."

4. The Phase Rule by Wilder Dwight Bancroft (1897)
"... the latter pair being stable above this temperature.1 At 31° sodium chloride and hydrated magnesium sulfate change into sodium magnesium sulfate with ..."

5. Bleaching and Related Processes as Applied to Textile Fibers and Other Materials by Joseph Merritt Matthews (1921)
"The use of magnesium sulfate in conjunction with sodium peroxide renders it possible to use the bleaching bath at a high temperature. ..."

6. The Journal of Analytical and Applied Chemistry by Edward Hart (1893)
"(6) 0.5 gram of calcium carbonate and fifty cc. of the magnesium sulfate solution were ... magnesium sulfate Solution and Calcium Carbonate Solution. ..."

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