The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 5Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809 - Natural history |
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... stances it imparts a red colour . See Ni- TROUS acid ; also GUNPOWDER . NITRIC acid . The two principal con- stituent parts of our atmosphere , when in certain proportions , are capable , under particular circumstances , of combining ...
... stances it imparts a red colour . See Ni- TROUS acid ; also GUNPOWDER . NITRIC acid . The two principal con- stituent parts of our atmosphere , when in certain proportions , are capable , under particular circumstances , of combining ...
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... stances which tend to compose and condense nitric acid . This acid appears to be pro- duced in all situations , where animal matters are completely decomposed with access of air , and of proper substances with which it can readily ...
... stances which tend to compose and condense nitric acid . This acid appears to be pro- duced in all situations , where animal matters are completely decomposed with access of air , and of proper substances with which it can readily ...
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... stance . It is very unctuous and fatty to the touch , when powdered , and is of an extremely agreeable smell , and of an aro- matic taste , without the heat that attends that kind of flavour in most of the other species . nutmegs are to ...
... stance . It is very unctuous and fatty to the touch , when powdered , and is of an extremely agreeable smell , and of an aro- matic taste , without the heat that attends that kind of flavour in most of the other species . nutmegs are to ...
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... stances which are soluble in water are sepa rated , and thus the oily part which adhered to these substances is disengaged . The oils which are obtained in this manner are very impure . They are mixed with mucilage , and other parts of ...
... stances which are soluble in water are sepa rated , and thus the oily part which adhered to these substances is disengaged . The oils which are obtained in this manner are very impure . They are mixed with mucilage , and other parts of ...
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... stance , from the fruit of the orange and the lemon . From the outer rind of these fruits , when they are fresh , the volatile oil is ob- tained in the liquid form ; but in general the volatile oils of plants are neither so abundant ...
... stance , from the fruit of the orange and the lemon . From the outer rind of these fruits , when they are fresh , the volatile oil is ob- tained in the liquid form ; but in general the volatile oils of plants are neither so abundant ...
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