rochelle : Idioms & Phrases

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rochelle powder

  • noun an effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic
    Rochelle powder; Seidlitz powders; Seidlitz powder.
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Rochelle powders

  • noun an effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic
    Rochelle powder; Seidlitz powders; Seidlitz powder.
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  • . Same as Seidlitz powders.
Webster 1913

Rochelle salt

  • noun a double salt used in Seidlitz powder; acts as a cathartic
    potassium sodium tartrate; Rochelle salt.
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  • (Chem.), the double tartrate of sodium and potassium, a white crystalline substance. It has a cooling, saline, slightly bitter taste and is employed as a mild purgative. It was discovered by Seignette, an apothecary of Rochelle, and is called also Seignete's salt.
Webster 1913

rochelle salts

  • noun a double salt used in Seidlitz powder; acts as a cathartic
    potassium sodium tartrate; Rochelle salt.
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