Rochelle salt Definition
Ro·chelle· salt (rō s̸hel′)
noun
a colorless crystalline compound, potassium sodium tartrate, KNaCHO·4HO, used as a laxative, in baking powders, and, in electronics, as a piezoelectric material
Etymology: after La Rochelle, France, where discovered
Browse dictionary entries near Rochelle salt
- ‹ Roche, Sir Boyle
- ‹ roche moutonnée
- ‹ Roche limit
- ‹ Rochdale
- ‹ Rochambeau
- ‹ rocambole
- ‹ Roca
- ‹ roc
- ‹ Robustness Principle
- ‹ robustious

