The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 10Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1818 - Natural history |
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... PHOSPHORIC acid . When phospho- sundergoes combustion in oxygen gas , a great quantity of white fumes are pro- duced , which are deposited in white flakes . These are phosphoric acid ; so that it is a compound of phosphorus and oxygen ...
... PHOSPHORIC acid . When phospho- sundergoes combustion in oxygen gas , a great quantity of white fumes are pro- duced , which are deposited in white flakes . These are phosphoric acid ; so that it is a compound of phosphorus and oxygen ...
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... acid , is obtained by it to London , to show it to the royal fami- the slow combustion of phosphorus at the ly : but ... phosphoric acid . It ed the processes for procuring it . also reddens vegetable blue colours . The phosphorous acid ...
... acid , is obtained by it to London , to show it to the royal fami- the slow combustion of phosphorus at the ly : but ... phosphoric acid . It ed the processes for procuring it . also reddens vegetable blue colours . The phosphorous acid ...
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... phosphoric acid , as those substances are employed in the bu- minate . The expulsion of the feces take place when they arrive in the rectum , which is speedily irritated by their presence ; and is performed partly by the muscular coat ...
... phosphoric acid , as those substances are employed in the bu- minate . The expulsion of the feces take place when they arrive in the rectum , which is speedily irritated by their presence ; and is performed partly by the muscular coat ...
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