The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 5 |
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... fluid is cooled , from time to time , that its concentration may be known by the nitre which crystallizes in it . When the fluid is sufficiently evaporated , it is taken out and cooled , and great part of the nitre separates in crystals ...
... fluid is cooled , from time to time , that its concentration may be known by the nitre which crystallizes in it . When the fluid is sufficiently evaporated , it is taken out and cooled , and great part of the nitre separates in crystals ...
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... fluid containing a quantity of the oil of the seed mixed with the mucilage . Fixed oils are extracted from the seeds of a great number of plants . Those which yield it in greatest abundance are , the olive , thence called olive oil ...
... fluid containing a quantity of the oil of the seed mixed with the mucilage . Fixed oils are extracted from the seeds of a great number of plants . Those which yield it in greatest abundance are , the olive , thence called olive oil ...
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... fluid are separated from the oil . Sometimes they are gently heated , for a shorter or longer time , according to the nature of the sub- stances with which the oil is contaminated . Acids diluted with water are employed to separate the ...
... fluid are separated from the oil . Sometimes they are gently heated , for a shorter or longer time , according to the nature of the sub- stances with which the oil is contaminated . Acids diluted with water are employed to separate the ...
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... fluid state , it may be separated by mechanical means . Thus , by simple expression , the volatile oils are extracted from many plants , as , for in- stance , from the fruit of the orange and the lemon . From the outer rind of these ...
... fluid state , it may be separated by mechanical means . Thus , by simple expression , the volatile oils are extracted from many plants , as , for in- stance , from the fruit of the orange and the lemon . From the outer rind of these ...
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... fluid , which is oxygenated muriatic gas ; this being agitated with water combines with it and forms oxyge nated muriatic acid . The gas is yellow and transparent , and possesses a most suf- focating smell . It instantly extinguishes ...
... fluid , which is oxygenated muriatic gas ; this being agitated with water combines with it and forms oxyge nated muriatic acid . The gas is yellow and transparent , and possesses a most suf- focating smell . It instantly extinguishes ...
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