[ 'sɛdlɪts ]
■ noun a laxative preparation containing tartaric acid, sodium potassium tartrate, and sodium bicarbonate which effervesces when mixed with water.
Origin
C18: named with ref. to the mineral water of Seidlitz , a village in Bohemia.
[ 'sɛdlɪts ]
■ noun a laxative preparation containing tartaric acid, sodium potassium tartrate, and sodium bicarbonate which effervesces when mixed with water.
Origin
C18: named with ref. to the mineral water of Seidlitz , a village in Bohemia.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004