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noun
A digestive and laxative, composed of a mixture of tartaric acid, sodium bicarbonate, and potassium sodium tartrate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, dated, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Seidlitz powders, Rochelle powder
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: purgative, cathartic, physic, aperient
History
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