Dictionary of Scientific TermsStrahan & Company, 1878 - 325 pages |
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... oxidation of alcohol and ether . - Aldehyde- ammonia is a crystalline compound of the two bodies ; -Aldehydic acid is a solution of oxide of silver in aldehyde ; the solution being decom- posed by means of hydrosulphuric acid . Alder ...
... oxidation of alcohol and ether . - Aldehyde- ammonia is a crystalline compound of the two bodies ; -Aldehydic acid is a solution of oxide of silver in aldehyde ; the solution being decom- posed by means of hydrosulphuric acid . Alder ...
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... oxide of ce- rium , oxide of iron , silica , lime , and alumina ; sp . gr . 3'1 . Allantoi'dia ( Gr . like a sausage ) , a ge- nus of ferns , of the order Polypodi- aceæ . Allan'tois ( Gr . ut supra ) , in compara- tive anatomy , a thin ...
... oxide of ce- rium , oxide of iron , silica , lime , and alumina ; sp . gr . 3'1 . Allantoi'dia ( Gr . like a sausage ) , a ge- nus of ferns , of the order Polypodi- aceæ . Allan'tois ( Gr . ut supra ) , in compara- tive anatomy , a thin ...
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... oxide of iron , oxide of manganese , and car- bonate of lime . - Allochrous is an epithet applied to a mineral which has various colours . Allogo'nus ( Gr . a reciprocal angle ) , in mineralogy , a kernel - shaped crystal , with the ...
... oxide of iron , oxide of manganese , and car- bonate of lime . - Allochrous is an epithet applied to a mineral which has various colours . Allogo'nus ( Gr . a reciprocal angle ) , in mineralogy , a kernel - shaped crystal , with the ...
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... alum ; A. rupeum , rock alum ; and A. Romanum , Roman alum . Alu'mina ( Lat . alumen ) , in chemistry , the oxide of Aluminum , which forms the basis of all clays , and to which the plastic property of clay is owing . -Aluminum , ALO ALU ...
... alum ; A. rupeum , rock alum ; and A. Romanum , Roman alum . Alu'mina ( Lat . alumen ) , in chemistry , the oxide of Aluminum , which forms the basis of all clays , and to which the plastic property of clay is owing . -Aluminum , ALO ALU ...
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... oxide of iron . Amhers'tia , in botany , a genus of fine flowering plants , so named in honour of the Countess Amherst ; order Le- guminosæ . Amian'thus ( Gr . undefiled ) , a variety of the mineral asbestos , which occurs in long ...
... oxide of iron . Amhers'tia , in botany , a genus of fine flowering plants , so named in honour of the Countess Amherst ; order Le- guminosæ . Amian'thus ( Gr . undefiled ) , a variety of the mineral asbestos , which occurs in long ...
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