Seidlitz — Seid litz, a. Of or pertaining to Seidlitz, a village in Bohemia. [Written also {Sedlitz}.] [1913 Webster] {Seidlitz powders}, effervescing salts, consisting of two separate powders, one of which contains forty grains of sodium bicarbonate mixed… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Seidlitz powders — Seidlitz Seid litz, a. Of or pertaining to Seidlitz, a village in Bohemia. [Written also {Sedlitz}.] [1913 Webster] {Seidlitz powders}, effervescing salts, consisting of two separate powders, one of which contains forty grains of sodium… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Seidlitz powders — [sed′lits] n. [so named because their properties are said to resemble those of natural waters from the spring at Sedlčany (Ger Seidlitz), Czech Republic] a laxative composed of two powders, one of sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt, the other… … English World dictionary
Seidlitz powder — is the name with which is commonly known a medication composed by a mixture of tartaric acid, sodium bicarbonate, and potassium sodium tartrate, used as a mild cathartic by dissolving in water and drinking. After ingestion, the powder combines… … Wikipedia
Seidlitz powder — n. (US Seidlitz powders) a laxative medicine of two powders mixed separately with water and then poured together to effervesce. Etymology: named with ref. to the mineral water of Seidlitz in Bohemia … Useful english dictionary
Seidlitz powder — [ 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 … English new terms dictionary
Seidlitz powders — noun an effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic • Syn: ↑Seidlitz powder, ↑Rochelle powder • Hypernyms: ↑purgative, ↑cathartic, ↑physic, ↑aperient * * * ˈsedlə̇ … Useful english dictionary
Seidlitz powders — Seid′litz pow ders [[t]ˈsɛd lɪts[/t]] n. pl. pha a mild laxative consisting of tartaric acid, sodium bicarbonate, and Rochelle salt dissolved separately, mixed, and drunk after effervescence • Etymology: 1805–15; alluding to mineral water from… … From formal English to slang
Seidlitz powders — noun plural Etymology: Sedlitz (Sedlčany), village in Bohemia; from the similarity of their effect to that of the water of the village Date: 1815 effervescing salts consisting of one powder of sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and another of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Seidlitz powders — Seid·litz powders sed ləts n pl effervescing salts that consist of two separate powders with one made up of 40 grains of sodium bicarbonate mixed with 2 drams of Rochelle salt and the other of 35 grains of tartaric acid and that are mixed in… … Medical dictionary
