British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 9Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1821 - Natural history |
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... antimony , and leave the sul- phur , if any . On dilution with water , the oxide of antimony is precipitated , and the iron and mercury remain dissolved . Lead may be detected by sulphuric acid . " Ores of cobalt " may be dissolved in ...
... antimony , and leave the sul- phur , if any . On dilution with water , the oxide of antimony is precipitated , and the iron and mercury remain dissolved . Lead may be detected by sulphuric acid . " Ores of cobalt " may be dissolved in ...
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... antimony , bismuth , and copper , in seve- ral proportions . PEZIZA , in botany , a genus of the Cryptogamia Fungi class and order . Ge- neric character ; fungus bell - shaped , ses- sile , concealing lens - shaped seed - bearing bodies ...
... antimony , bismuth , and copper , in seve- ral proportions . PEZIZA , in botany , a genus of the Cryptogamia Fungi class and order . Ge- neric character ; fungus bell - shaped , ses- sile , concealing lens - shaped seed - bearing bodies ...
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... antimony and quicksilver . Sulphuretum antimonii præparatum , Edin . prepared antimony . Oxidum antim . cum sulphure per nitra- tum potassæ , Edin . crocus of antimony , Lond . Oxidum antimonii , cum sulphure , vi- trificatum , vitrified ...
... antimony and quicksilver . Sulphuretum antimonii præparatum , Edin . prepared antimony . Oxidum antim . cum sulphure per nitra- tum potassæ , Edin . crocus of antimony , Lond . Oxidum antimonii , cum sulphure , vi- trificatum , vitrified ...
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... antimony at first , and towards the end the phos- phate of lime would be predominant , and the antimony would be partly in the state of a submuriate . The phosphate of lime is most conveniently obtained pure by dissolving calcined bone ...
... antimony at first , and towards the end the phos- phate of lime would be predominant , and the antimony would be partly in the state of a submuriate . The phosphate of lime is most conveniently obtained pure by dissolving calcined bone ...
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... antimony , compound ; Plummer's . The common mercurial pill is one of the best preparations of mercury , and may , in general , supersede most other forms of this medicine . In its peparation the mercury is minutely divided , and pro ...
... antimony , compound ; Plummer's . The common mercurial pill is one of the best preparations of mercury , and may , in general , supersede most other forms of this medicine . In its peparation the mercury is minutely divided , and pro ...
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