Seidlitz

Seid´litz


a.1.Of or pertaining to Seidlitz, a village in Bohemia.
Seidlitz powders
effervescing salts, consisting of two separate powders, one of which contains forty grains of sodium bicarbonate mixed with two drachms of Rochell salt (tartrate of potassium and sodium) and the other contains thirty-five grains of tartaric acid. The powders are mixed in water, and drunk while effervescing, as a mild cathartic; - so called from the resemblance to the natural water of Seidlitz. Called also Rochelle 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
References in classic literature ?
Here the man proceeded to mend his pen with great deliberation, while another clerk, who was mixing a Seidlitz powder, under cover of the lid of his desk, laughed approvingly.
In the pharmaceutical industry, Sodium Potassium Tartrate is used in the form of Seidlitz powders as a mild purgative.
[77.] Michel-Beyerle M.E., Scheer H., Seidlitz H., Tempus D., Haberkorn R.: Time-resolved magnetic field effect on triplet formation in photosynthetic reaction center of Rhodopseudomonas spharoides R-26.
It is worth noting in passing that Dorothea von Jeetze (nee von Seidlitz) was a direct descendant of Lord Seidlitz of Oberpeilau, the founder of Gnadenfrei.
Seidlitz et al., "Early and late effects of radiochemotherapy on cerebral blood flow in glioblastoma patients measured with non-invasive perfusion MRI," Radiotherapy and Oncology, vol.
The earliest written data on Tallinn (=Reval) flora date from the first half of the 19th century (Fleischer and Lindemann, 1839; Seidlitz, 1849; Heugel, 1850).
Based on previous research which suggests positive associations between socioeconomic status and happiness and life satisfaction (e.g., Ash and Huebner 2001; Diener, Sandvik, Seidlitz, and Diener 1993), we hypothesize that perceptions of both individual and family social status will be positively associated with life satisfaction and happiness.
Joined by Glen Seidlitz, Bozzuto Group Vice President of Finance, and moderator Elizabeth Karl, Alliance Residential Company Regional Vice President, this trio of financial mavens will examine the deal underwriting process and how to reconcile the biases of the major actors.
Frey and Stutzer's (2002) overview of happiness research notes that different measures of happiness correlate well, self and nonself reports of happiness share a single underlying construct as shown by factor analysis, happiness measures are fairly stable yet sensitive to changes in life circumstances, and people reporting higher levels of happiness smile more often and are less likely to commit suicide (Fordyce 1988; Headey and Wearing 1991; Sandvik, Diener, and Seidlitz 1993; Fernandez-Dols and Ruiz-Belda 1995; Ehrhardt, Saris, and Veenhoven 2000; Koivumaa-Honkanen et al.