Seidlitz powders Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun an effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic
Rochelle powder; Seidlitz powder.
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- effervescing salts, consisting of two separate powders, one of which contains forty grains of sodium bicarbonate mixed with two drachms of Rochell salt (tartrate of potassium and sodium) and the other contains thirty-five grains of tartaric acid. The powders are mixed in water, and drunk while effervescing, as a mild cathartic; so called from the resemblance to the natural water of Seidlitz. Called also
Rochelle powders .
