The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 1Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809 - Natural history |
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... acid . They may be distinguished by the following properties : they are decomposed by heat ; the acid be- ing partly driven off , partly destroyed : - they are very soluble in water : —when mixed with sulphuric acid , and distilled in a ...
... acid . They may be distinguished by the following properties : they are decomposed by heat ; the acid be- ing partly driven off , partly destroyed : - they are very soluble in water : —when mixed with sulphuric acid , and distilled in a ...
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... acid . One hundred parts of acetic acid are com- posed of 50.19 oxygen 13.94 hydrogen 35.87 carbon 100.00 the plant has been called bastard pellitory , and , on account of the form of the leaf , goose - tongue : the powder of the dried ...
... acid . One hundred parts of acetic acid are com- posed of 50.19 oxygen 13.94 hydrogen 35.87 carbon 100.00 the plant has been called bastard pellitory , and , on account of the form of the leaf , goose - tongue : the powder of the dried ...
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... ACID , in chemistry , a term originally sy- nonymous with sour , and applied only to bodies distinguished by that taste ; but it now comprehends under it all substances possessed of the following properties . Acids , when applied to the ...
... ACID , in chemistry , a term originally sy- nonymous with sour , and applied only to bodies distinguished by that taste ; but it now comprehends under it all substances possessed of the following properties . Acids , when applied to the ...
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... acid , which immediately decomposed it , and a number of white clots rose to the surface of the liquor . This last ... acid was had recourse to , which im- mediately had the desired effect ; a waxy smell was perceived , and by melting ...
... acid , which immediately decomposed it , and a number of white clots rose to the surface of the liquor . This last ... acid was had recourse to , which im- mediately had the desired effect ; a waxy smell was perceived , and by melting ...
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... acid is the menstruum employed , it is obviously impossible that the adipocire should be combined with an alkali . ADIT of a mine , the hole or aperture whereby it is entered and dug , and by which the water and ores are carried away ...
... acid is the menstruum employed , it is obviously impossible that the adipocire should be combined with an alkali . ADIT of a mine , the hole or aperture whereby it is entered and dug , and by which the water and ores are carried away ...
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