a mild laxative consisting of tartaric acid, sodium bicarbonate, and Rochelle salt, which are dissolved separately, mixed, and drunk after effervescence.
Origin: 1805–15; arbitrarily named after a Bohemian village
Also called: Rochelle powder a laxative consisting of two powders, tartaric acid and a mixture of sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt (sodium potassium tartrate)
[C19: named after Seidlitz, a village in Bohemia with mineral springs having similar laxative effects]
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[C19: named after Seidlitz, a village in Bohemia with mineral springs having similar laxative effects]