[Seid.litz powders] n pl [Sedlitz, (Sedlcany), village in Bohemia; fr. the similarity of their effect to that of the water of the village] (1815): effervescing salts consisting of one powder of sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and another of tartaric acid that are mixed in water and drunk as a mild cathartic
SEIDLITZ POWDERS
Meaning of SEIDLITZ POWDERS in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012