Adjacent Words
Roccus or Labrax lupusRoccus or Morone Americanus
Roccus saxatilis
Rocephin
Rochambeau
Rochdale
Roche
Roche alum
Roche limit
roche moutonn
Rochelle definitions
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Rochelle Ro*chelle", n. A seaport town in France. Rochelle powders. Same as Seidlitz powders. Rochelle salt (Chem.), the double tartrate of sodium and potassium, a white crystalline substance. It has a cooling, saline, slightly bitter taste and is employed as a mild purgative. It was discovered by Seignette, an apothecary of Rochelle, and is called also Seignete's salt.
