seidlitz powder

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seidlitz powder - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Seidlitz powder
      n 1: an effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and
           Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic [syn:
           Seidlitz powder, Seidlitz powders, Rochelle powder]