English

Noun

epsomite ‎(countable and uncountable, plural epsomites)

1. (mineralogy) A saline evaporite, consisting of magnesium sulphate, also found in fumaroles, with the chemical formula MgSO₄·7H₂O.

Synonyms

• Epsom salts

1. ↑ Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997
2. ↑ James D. Dana: Dana's System of Mineralogy. Volume II, seventh edition, revised by Charles Palache, Harry Berman, and Clifford Frondel. John Wiley & Sons, 1951

Anagrams

• epistome
• epitomes