Seidlitz powder
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Seidlitz powder
C19: named after Seidlitz, a village in Bohemia with mineral springs having similar laxative effects
Example Sentences
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A Seidlitz powder, or tablespoonful of Epsom salts in a glassful of water, is advisable at the onset of an attack.
From The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm
Seidlitz powder often settles the stomach, soda also.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
I should have liked bottled stout, though I did take almost a dislike to it after Patty Smith proposed to give me a Seidlitz powder, for the effervescence put me in mind of it.
From A Fluttered Dovecote by Fenn, George Manville
To reason with Malcolmson is much the same as if a man, meaning well, were to offer a Seidlitz powder to an enraged hippopotamus.
From The Red Hand of Ulster by Birmingham, George A.
Seidlitz powder is a simple remedy consisting of two powders, one containing bicarbonate of soda, and the other, some acid such as cream of tartar.
From General Science by Clark, Bertha M.
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