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Rochelle
Ro-chelle′
,Noun.
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
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Rochelle
Rochelle
English
Proper noun
Rochelle
- A surname.
- Any of a number of places in the U.S.A.
- A female given name taken up in the 20th century.
- 1971 E. L. Doctorow, The Book of Daniel, Random House (2007), ISBN 081297817X, page 42:
- She was a modern woman. "Rochelle!" I hear my grandma's taunt. "Imagine Rochelle!" And then in Yiddish: "Rachel is not good enough for her."
- 1971 E. L. Doctorow, The Book of Daniel, Random House (2007), ISBN 081297817X, page 42: