SEIDLITZ POWDER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic

Synonyms:

Rochelle powder; Seidlitz powder; Seidlitz powders

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("Seidlitz powder" is a kind of...):

aperient; cathartic; physic; purgative (a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels)

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