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单词 seidlitz powder
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Example sentences from the Web for Seidlitz powder

  • He handed me out a little flat thing like a seidlitz-powder.

    The Plattner Story and Others|H. G. Wells
  • “Devilish good—devilish good,” said the Seidlitz-powder man.

    The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 1(of 2)|Charles Dickens

Seidlitz powder

Seidlitz powders

/ (ˈsɛdlɪts) /

noun

a laxative consisting of two powders, tartaric acid and a mixture of sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt (sodium potassium tartrate)Also called: Rochelle powder

Word Origin for Seidlitz powder

C19: named after Seidlitz, a village in Bohemia with mineral springs having similar laxative effects

Words nearby Seidlitz powder

segway, Sehna knot, seicento, seiche, seidel, Seidlitz powder, Seidlitz powders, seif, seif dune, Seifert, Seignette's salt
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for Seidlitz powder

Seidlitz powder

n.

A mixture of tartaric acid, sodium bicarbonate, and potassium sodium tartrate, used as a mild cathartic by dissolving in water and drinking.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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