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SEIDLITZ POWDER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Seidlitz powder mean?
• SEIDLITZ POWDER (noun)
The noun SEIDLITZ POWDER has 1 sense:
1. an effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic
Familiarity information: SEIDLITZ POWDER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
Rochelle powder; Seidlitz powder; Seidlitz powders
Hypernyms ("Seidlitz powder" is a kind of...):
aperient; cathartic; physic; purgative (a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels)
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