SEIDLITZ POWDER
\sˈe͡ɪdlɪts pˈa͡ʊdə], \sˈeɪdlɪts pˈaʊdə], \s_ˈeɪ_d_l_ɪ_t_s p_ˈaʊ_d_ə]\
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an effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic
By Princeton University
By William R. Warner
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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See pulvis effervescens compositus, under pulvis.
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Pulvis effervescens compositus of the U. S. Ph.; a preparation consisting of two powders to be dissolved separately and the two solutions to be mixed at the time of use, one containing tartaric acid, put up in white paper; the other containing sodium bicarbonate and potassium and sodium tartrate, put up in colored paper, usually blue.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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