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ROCHELLE POWDER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic
Synonyms:
Rochelle powder; Seidlitz powder; Seidlitz powders
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Rochelle powder" is a kind of...):
aperient; cathartic; physic; purgative (a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels)
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