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SEIDLITZ POWDERS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Seidlitz powders mean? 

SEIDLITZ POWDERS (noun)
  The noun SEIDLITZ POWDERS has 1 sense:

1. an effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a catharticplay

  Familiarity information: SEIDLITZ POWDERS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SEIDLITZ POWDERS (noun)


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 powders" is a kind of...):

aperient; cathartic; physic; purgative (a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels)


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