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Rochelle powder

/ rɒˈʃɛl /

noun

  1. another name for Seidlitz powder

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Rochelle powder1

C18: named after La Rochelle , French port
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Example Sentences

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The Major made the sage remark that there was nothing in the world so good for all sorts of excitement as a Rochelle powder.

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The case is the same with Rochelle powders.

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