BITTER SALTS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bitter salts mean? 

• BITTER SALTS (noun)
  The noun BITTER SALTS has 1 sense:

1. hydrated magnesium sulfate that is taken orally to treat heartburn and constipation and injected to prevent seizures

  Familiarity information: BITTER SALTS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BITTER SALTS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hydrated magnesium sulfate that is taken orally to treat heartburn and constipation and injected to prevent seizures

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

bitter salts; Epsom salts

Hypernyms ("bitter salts" is a kind of...):

magnesium sulfate (a salt of magnesium)