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
Word Origin for Seidlitz powder
C19: named after
Seidlitz, a village in Bohemia with mineral springs having similar laxative effects
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Example sentences 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
Medical 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.