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1. (n.pl.) Seidlitz powders
a mild laxative consisting of tartaric acid, sodium bicarbonate, and Rochelle salt dissolved separately, mixed, and drunk after effervescence.
Etymology: (1805–15; alluding to mineral water from springs near Seidlitz, a town in Bohemia)
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1. (noun) Seidlitz powder, Seidlitz powders, Rochelle powder
an effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic
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