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vichy water
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vichy water, prop. n.
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 . [1913 Webster]
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