Seidlitz
[sedlits]
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to Seidlitz, a village in Bohemia.
Inputed by George
Definition
adj. saline water of or from Seidlitz in northern Bohemia also a saline aperient powder.
Editor: Noreen
Examples
- Seidlitz powder is a simple remedy consisting of two powders, one containing bicarbonate of soda, and the other, some acid such as cream of tartar. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Artificial seidlitz powders were first put up under Savory’s British Pat. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Devilish good--devilish good,' said the Seidlitz-powder man. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
Editor: Noreen