Meaning Of The Word Rochelle salt

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Rochelle salt Meaning

Rochelle salt Definition
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What's The Definition Of Rochelle salt?

Rochelle salt in American English
a colorless crystalline compound, potassium sodium tartrate, KNaC4H4O6·4H2O, used as a laxative, in baking powders, and, in electronics, as a piezoelectric material
noun: a colorless or white, water-soluble solid, KNaC4H4O6⋅4H2O, used in silvering mirrors, in the manufacture of Seidlitz powders and baking powder, and in medicine as a laxative

Rochelle salt in British English
noun: a white crystalline double salt, sodium potassium tartrate, used in Seidlitz powder. Formula: KNaC4 H4 O6.4H2O

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