Difference between revisions of "Rochelle salt"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Common name for [ | + | Common name for [[potassium%20sodium%20tartrate|potassium sodium tartrate]]. Rochelle salt was used as a reducing agent for making silver mirrors. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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potassium sodium tartrate; sodium potassium tartrate; alkaline Rochelle salt | potassium sodium tartrate; sodium potassium tartrate; alkaline Rochelle salt | ||
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* R. Mayer, ''The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques'', Viking Press, New York, 1981 | * R. Mayer, ''The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques'', Viking Press, New York, 1981 | ||
Latest revision as of 19:10, 4 August 2022
Description
Common name for Potassium sodium tartrate. Rochelle salt was used as a reducing agent for making silver mirrors.
Synonyms and Related Terms
potassium sodium tartrate; sodium potassium tartrate; alkaline Rochelle salt
Resources and Citations
- R. Mayer, The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques, Viking Press, New York, 1981
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 68
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Susan E. Schur, Conservation Terminology: A review of Past & Current Nomenclature of Materials, Technology and Conservation, Spring (p.34-39); Summer (p.35-38); Fall (p.25-36), 1985
- Michael McCann, Artist Beware, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York City, 1979
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998