potassium sodium tartrate

Definitions of potassium sodium tartrate
  1. noun
    a double salt used in Seidlitz powder; acts as a cathartic
    synonyms: Rochelle salt, Rochelle salts
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    type of:
    double salt
    a solution of two simple salts that forms a single substance on crystallization
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