Rochelle salt

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noun Chemistry, Pharmacology.

a colorless or white, water-soluble solid, KNaC4H4O6⋅4H2O, used in silvering mirrors, in the manufacture of Seidlitz powders and baking powder, and in medicine as a laxative.

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Also called potassium sodium tartrate.

Origin of Rochelle salt

First recorded in 1745–55; after La Rochelle

Words nearby Rochelle salt

roche alum, Roche limit, Rochelle, Rochelle powder, Rochelle powders, Rochelle salt, roche moutonnée, Rochester, rochet, rock, rockabilly

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How to use Rochelle salt in a sentence

Place the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt on parchment or wax paper.
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Whisk in the half and half and season to taste with salt and pepper.
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Bring a large pot of water to a boil and season liberally with salt.
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Remove from heat and stir in the walnuts, rum, powdered sugar, and salt until fully incorporated.
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Rub the loin with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper.
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The Afghan was true to his salt, and their own retainers, who had come with them from Lucknow, remained steadfast at this crisis.
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Robert Fitzgerald received a patent in England for making salt water fresh.
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The men arrived in very bad condition, and many of them blinded with the salt water which had dashed into their eyes.
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He shall pour frost as salt upon the earth: and when it freezeth, it shall become like the tops of thistles.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
How still it was, with only the voice of the sea whispering through the reeds that grew in the salt-water pools!
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British Dictionary definitions for Rochelle salt

Rochelle salt

noun

a white crystalline double salt, sodium potassium tartrate, used in Seidlitz powder. Formula: KNaC 4 H 4 O 6 .4H 2 O

Word Origin for Rochelle salt

C18: named after La Rochelle, French port

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

Medical definitions for Rochelle salt

Rochelle salt

[ rə-shĕl′, rō- ]

potassium sodium tartrate