SEIDLITZ

Seid"litz, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to Seidlitz, a village in Bohemia. [Written also Sedlitz.] Seidlitz powders, effervescing salts, consisting of two separate powders, one of which contains forty grains of sodium bicarbonate mixed with two drachms of RochellRochelle powders.

– Seidlitz water, a natural water from Seidlitz, containing magnesium, sodium, calcium, and potassium sulphates, with calcium carbonate and a little magnesium chloride. It is used as an aperient.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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PROGRESSIVISM

(noun) the political orientation of those who favor progress toward better conditions in government and society


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