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Webster 1913 Edition


Vichy water

Vi′chy waˊter

,
p
rop.
Noun.
A mineral water found at
Vichy
, France. It is essentially an effervescent
aqueous solution
of sodium, calcium, and magnesium carbonates, with sodium and potassium chlorides; also, by extension, any artificial or natural water resembling in composition the Vichy water proper. Called also, colloquially,
Vichy
.