Seidlitz powders

American  

[sed-lits] / ˈsɛd lɪts /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. a mild laxative consisting of tartaric acid, sodium bicarbonate, and Rochelle salt, which are dissolved separately, mixed, and drunk after effervescence.

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Etymology

Origin of Seidlitz powders

First recorded in 1805–15; arbitrarily named after a Bohemian village

Example Sentences

Bitartrate of potassium, Seidlitz powders, or solutions of citrate of magnesia may be also administered if indicated.

From Project Gutenberg

Gout-stool and Seidlitz powders all the winter for you, if you don't go easy!'

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But to return to that dreadful morning when Patty wanted me to take one of her Seidlitz powders.

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Licorice powder, cascara, saline cathartics such as Seidlitz powders and Rochelle Salts and some others are harmless for occasional use, if occasional is not too liberally interpreted.

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Though this raised some doubts in our minds as to our friend's capacity, yet one of our party, feeling indisposed, invoked his intercession for the sake of procuring some Seidlitz powders.

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