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Noun: Rochelle salt  ró'shel solt
  1. A double salt used in Seidlitz powder; acts as a cathartic
    "The pharmacist explained that Rochelle salt was the active ingredient";
    - Rochelle salts, potassium sodium tartrate

Derived forms: Rochelle salts

Type of: double salt

Encyclopedia: Rochelle salt