HyperDic: rochelle_salts

English > 1 sense of the expression Rochelle salts:
NOUNsubstanceRochelle salts, Rochelle salt, potassium sodium tartratea double salt used in Seidlitz powder
English > Rochelle salts: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA double salt used in Seidlitz powder; acts as a cathartic.
SynonymsRochelle salt, potassium sodium tartrate
Broaderdouble saltA solution of two simple salts that forms a single substance on crystallization
Spanishsal de La Rochelle
Catalansal de La Rochelle

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