| 单词 | seltzer-water |
| 释义 | > as lemmasseltzer-water (In full seltzer-water.) An effervescent mineral water obtained near Nieder-Selters, containing sodium chloride and small quantities of sodium, calcium, and magnesium carbonates. Also an artificial mineral water of similar composition. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > restoratives, tonics, or stimulants > [noun] > tonic > health salts Glauber's salt1736 seltzer1744 salt1773 glauber1799 fruit salts1889 health salt1900 1744 Pott in Philos. Trans. 1740–41 (Royal Soc.) 41 618 To drink the Selters Water, and keep to a cooling Regimen. 1775 R. B. Sheridan St. Patrick's Day i. i Then she was such a hand at making foreign waters!—for Seltzer, Pyrmont, Islington, or Chalybeate, she never had her equal. 1784 E. Cullen tr. T. Bergman Physical & Chem. Ess. I. 242 Seltzer water..excites upon the tongue a taste gently salt, and mildly alkaline. 1847 C. G. F. Gore Castles in Air xix Neither soda-water, however, nor seltzer-water..inspired me with courage to look Sir Robert in the face. 1871 M. Collins Marquis & Merchant l. ix. 277 A great gulp of brandy and seltzer. < as lemmas |
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