Rochelle-powder
1Rochelle-powder — Rochelleˈ powder noun Seidlitz powder • • • Main Entry: ↑Rochelle …
2Rochelle powder — /rəˈʃɛl paʊdə/ (say ruh shel powduh) noun → Seidlitz powder. {named after La Rochelle, a seaport in SW France} …
3Rochelle powder — noun an effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic • Syn: ↑Seidlitz powder, ↑Seidlitz powders • Hypernyms: ↑purgative, ↑cathartic, ↑physic, ↑aperient …
4rochelle-powder — n. Seidlitz powder …
5Rochelle salt — /rəˈʃɛl sɒlt/ (say ruh shel solt) noun a mixed tartrate of sodium and potassium, used as a laxative. {See Rochelle powder} …
6Powder River Basin — The Powder River Basin The Powder River Basin is a geologic region in southeast Montana and northeast Wyoming, about 120 miles (190 km) east to west and 200 miles (320 km) north to south, known for its coal deposits. The region supplies …
7Rochelle salt — noun a double salt used in Seidlitz powder; acts as a cathartic • Syn: ↑Rochelle salts, ↑potassium sodium tartrate • Hypernyms: ↑double salt * * * Rochelle salt, a colorless or white, crystalline compound, potassium sodium tartrate, used as a… …
8Rochelle salt — Chem., Pharm. a colorless or white, water soluble solid, KNaC4H4O6·4H2O, used in silvering mirrors, in the manufacture of Seidlitz powders and baking powder, and in medicine as a laxative. Also called potassium sodium tartrate. [1745 55; after LA …
9Rochelle salt — Ro•chelle′ salt [[t]rəˈʃɛl, roʊ [/t]] n. chem. pha potassium sodium tartrate: a colorless or white, water soluble solid, KNaC4H4O6∙4H2O, used in silvering mirrors, in electronics, and as an ingredient in baking powder and laxatives • Etymology:… …
10Rochelle salts — noun a double salt used in Seidlitz powder; acts as a cathartic • Syn: ↑Rochelle salt, ↑potassium sodium tartrate • Hypernyms: ↑double salt …
