Seidlitz powders
Seid·litz powders
noun pl \ˈsed-ləts-\Definition of SEIDLITZ POWDERS
: 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
Origin of SEIDLITZ POWDERS
Sedlitz (Sedlčany), village in Bohemia; from the similarity of their effect to that of the water of the village
First Known Use: 1815
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