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seidlitz powderses

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Seidlitz powders

  [sed-lits]
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–noun
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
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Main Entry: Seid·litz powders
Pronunciation: 'sed-l&ts-
Function: noun plural
: effervescing salts that consist of two separate powders with onemade up of 40 grains of sodium bicarbonate mixed with 2 drams of Rochelle salt and the other of 35 grains of tartaric acid and that are mixed in water and drunk while effervescing as a mild cathartic
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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