Seidlitz powders

[ sed-lits ]

/ ˈsɛd lɪts /

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noun (used with a plural verb)

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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Origin of Seidlitz powders

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

Words nearby Seidlitz powders

Sehna knot, seicento, seiche, seidel, Seidlitz powder, Seidlitz powders, seif, seif dune, Seifert, seigneur, seigneury

How to use Seidlitz powders in a sentence

Seidlitz-powders are perhaps a little too strong for frequent use in a tropical climate.
The Art of Travel|Francis Galton
The Reverend Henry Lambent had been taking seidlitz powders every morning since the school feast.
The New Mistress|George Manville Fenn
The same reasons obtain for keeping seidlitz powders and other effervescing salts, such as vichy and kissingen, dry.
The Library of Work and Play: Electricity and Its Everyday Uses|John F. Woodhull
It was a pile of Seidlitz-powders-coloured correspondence, perhaps nine inches high, and it looked very businesslike.
The Day's Work, Volume 1|Rudyard Kipling

Down at the general store at the cross-roads Pepper had purchased some firecrackers and also some seidlitz powders.
The Putnam Hall Rivals|Arthur M. Winfield