SEIDLITZ POWDER


Meaning of SEIDLITZ POWDER in English

[ '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.

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