Seidlitz powder
Seidlitz powders
/ (ˈsɛdlɪts) /
noun
a laxative consisting of two powders, tartaric acid and a mixture of sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt (sodium potassium tartrate)Also called: Rochelle powder
Nearby words
sweat, sweat bee, sweat blood, sweat bullets, sweat equity, Seidlitz powder, sweat gland carcinoma, sweat glands, sweat lodge, sweat of one's brow, sweat off
Word Origin for Seidlitz powder
C19: named after Seidlitz, a village in Bohemia with mineral springs having similar laxative effects
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Examples from the Web for seidlitz powder
He handed me out a little flat thing like a seidlitz-powder.
The Plattner Story and Others|H. G. Wells“Devilish good—devilish good,” said the Seidlitz-powder man.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 1(of 2)|Charles Dickens
Medicine definitions for seidlitz powder
Seidlitz powder
n.
A mixture of tartaric acid, sodium bicarbonate, and potassium sodium tartrate, used as a mild cathartic by dissolving in water and drinking.
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