CHELTENHAM, MINERAL WATERS OF
\t͡ʃˈɛltənəm], \tʃˈɛltənəm], \tʃ_ˈɛ_l_t_ə_n_ə_m]\
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C. is a town in Gloucestershire, England, nine miles from Gloucester, and 94 W. of London. Its water is one of the most celebrated natural purgatives in England. It is a saline, acidulous chalybeate, and is much frequented. Its main constituents are chloride of sodium, sulphate of soda, sulphate of magnesia, carbonic acid and carbonate of iron.
By Robley Dunglison
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