chalk mixture

noun

A preparation of chalk, cinnamon, and sugar in gum water, formerly used to treat diarrhea in infants.

Meanings

nounchalk mixture (usually uncountable, plural chalk mixtures)

plural chalk mixtures

  1. uncountableusuallyA preparation of chalk, cinnamon, and sugar in gum water, formerly used to treat diarrhea in infants.
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