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32mo Trigesimo-secundo Tri*ges"i*mo-se*cun"do, n.
A book composed of sheets so folded that each one makes
thirty-two leaves; hence, indicating, more or less
definitely, a size of book; -- usually written 32mo, or
32[deg], and called thirty-twomo.
AgNO3 Nitrate Ni"trate, n. [Cf. F. nitrate.] (Chem.)
A salt of nitric acid.
Nitrate of silver, a white crystalline salt (AgNO3), used
in photography and as a cauterizing agent; -- called also
lunar caustic.
Al2CH36 Methide Meth"ide (? or ?), n. [See Methyl.] (Chem.)
A binary compound of methyl with some element; as, aluminium
methide, Al2(CH3)6.
Al2O3 Sesquioxide Ses`qui*ox"ide, n. [Sesqui- + oxide.] (Chem.)
An oxide containing three atoms of oxygen with two atoms (or
radicals) of some other substance; thus, alumina, Al2O3 is
a sesquioxide.
Al2O3 Alumina A*lu"mi*na, n. [L. alumen, aluminis. See Alum.]
(Chem.)
One of the earths, consisting of two parts of aluminium and
three of oxygen, Al2O3.
Note: It is the oxide of the metal aluminium, the base of
aluminous salts, a constituent of a large part of the
earthy siliceous minerals, as the feldspars, micas,
scapolites, etc., and the characterizing ingredient of
common clay, in which it exists as an impure silicate
with water, resulting from the decomposition of other
aluminous minerals. In its natural state, it is the
mineral corundum.
As2CH34 Cacodyl Cac"o*dyl, n. [Gr. ??????? ill-smelling (????? bad +
????? to smell) + -yl.] (Chem.)
Alkarsin; a colorless, poisonous, arsenical liquid,
As2(CH3)4, spontaneously inflammable and possessing an
intensely disagreeable odor. It is the type of a series of
compounds analogous to the nitrogen compounds called
hydrazines. [Written also cacodyle, and kakodyl.]
As2S3 Sesquisulphide Ses`qui*sul"phide, n. [Sesqui- + sulphide.]
(Chem.)
A sulphide, analogous to a sesquioxide, containing three
atoms of sulphur to two of the other ingredient; -- formerly
called also sesquisulphuret; as, orpiment, As2S3 is
arsenic sesquisulphide.
AsH3 Arsine Ar"sine ([aum]r"s[i^]n or -s[=e]n), n. [From
Arsenic.] (Chem.)
A compound of arsenic and hydrogen, AsH3, a colorless and
exceedingly poisonous gas, having an odor like garlic;
arseniureted hydrogen.
BOH3 Boric Bo"ric, a. (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or containing, boron.
Boric acid, a white crystalline substance B(OH)3, easily
obtained from its salts, and occurring in solution in the
hot lagoons of Tuscany.
C10H13NH2 Cymidine Cy"mi*dine ( s?"m?-d?n or -d?n; 104), n. (Chem.)
A liquid organic base, C10H13.NH2, derived from cymene.
C10H13NO Thalline Thal"line, n. [Gr. ? a young shoot or branch.]
(Chem.)
An artificial alkaloid of the quinoline series, obtained as a
white crystalline substance, C10H13NO, whose salts are
valuable as antipyretics; -- so called from the green color
produced in its solution by certain oxidizing agents.
C10H13O2N Phenacetin Phe*nac"e*tin, Phenacetine Phe*nac"e*tine, n.
[Phenyl + acetic + -in.] (Pharm.)
A white, crystalline compound, C10H13O2N, used in medicine
principally as an antipyretic.
C10H13OH Thymol Thym"ol, n. [Thyme + -ol.] (Chem.)
A phenol derivative of cymene, C10H13.OH, isomeric with
carvacrol, found in oil of thyme, and extracted as a white
crystalline substance of a pleasant aromatic odor and strong
antiseptic properties; -- called also hydroxy cymene.
C10H13OH Carvacrol Car"va*crol, n. (Chem.)
A thick oily liquid, C10H13.OH, of a strong taste and
disagreeable odor, obtained from oil of caraway (Carum
carui).
C10H15O5N3 Carnic Car"nic, a. [L. caro, carnis, flesh.]
Of or pertaining to flesh; specif. (Physiol. Chem.),
pertaining to or designating a hydroscopic monobasic acid,
C10H15O5N3, obtained as a cleavage product from an acid of
muscle tissue.
C12H13NO3 Cotarnine Co*tar"nine (k?-t?r"n?n or -n?n), n. [F., fr.
narcotine, by transposition of letters.] (Chem.)
A white, crystalline substance, C12H13NO3, obtained as a
product of the decomposition of narcotine. It has weak basic
properties, and is usually regarded as an alkaloid.
C13H10 Sequoiene Se*quoi"["e]ne, n. (Chem.)
A hydrocarbon (C13H10) obtained in white fluorescent
crystals, in the distillation products of the needles of the
California ``big tree' (Sequoia gigantea).
C13H10 Fluorene Flu`or*ene, n. (Chem.)
A colorless, crystalline hydrocarbon, C13H10 having a
beautiful violet fluorescence; whence its name. It occurs in
the higher boiling products of coal tar, and is obtained
artificially.
C13H12N2O Flavine Fla"vine (?; 104), n. (Chem.)
A yellow, crystalline, organic base, C13H12N2O, obtained
artificially.
C13H26 Tridecatylene Tri`de*cat"y*lene
(tr[-i]`d[-e]*k[a^]t"[i^]*l[=e]n), n. [Pref. tri-+ Gr.
de`katos tenth + E. ethylene.] (Chem.)
A hydrocarbon, C13H26, of the ethylene series,
corresponding to tridecane, and obtained from Burmah
petroleum as a light colorless liquid; -- called also
tridecylene, and tridecene.
C13H28 Tridecane Tri*dec"ane (tr[-i]*d[e^]k"[=a]n), n. [Pref. tri- +
Gr. ? ten. So called from the number of carbon atoms in the
molecule.] (Chem.)
A hydrocarbon, C13H28, of the methane series, which is a
probable ingredient both of crude petroleum and of kerosene,
and is produced artificially as a light colorless liquid.
C13H9N Phenanthridine Phe*nan"thri*dine, n. [Phenanthrene +
pyridine.] (Chem.)
A nitrogenous hydrocarbon base, C13H9N, analogous to
phenanthrene and quinoline.
C14H24O3 Lichenic Li*chen"ic (l[-i]*k[e^]n"[i^]k), a.
Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, lichens.
Lichenic acid.
(a) An organic acid, C14H24O3, obtained from Iceland moss.
(b) An old name of fumaric acid.
C14H30 Tetradecane Tet`ra*dec"ane, n. [Tetra- + Gr. ? ten.] (Chem.)
A light oily hydrocarbon, C14H30, of the marsh-gas series;
-- so called from the fourteen carbon atoms in the molecule.
C15H32 Pentadecane Pen`ta*dec"ane, n. [Penta- + Gr. ? ten.] (Chem.)
A hydrocarbon of the paraffin series, (C15H32) found in
petroleum, tar oil, etc., and obtained as a colorless liquid;
-- so called from the fifteen carbon atoms in the molecule.
C16H32 Cetene Ce"tene, n. [See Cete.] (Chem.)
An oily hydrocarbon, C16H32, of the ethylene series,
obtained from spermaceti.
C16H33 Cetyl Ce"tyl, n. [Gr. ? whale + -yl.] (Chem.)
A radical, C16H33, not yet isolated, but supposed to exist
in a series of compounds homologous with the ethyl compounds,
and derived from spermaceti.
C16H33 Hexdecyl Hex"de*cyl, n. [Hex- + decyl.] (Chem.)
The essential radical, C16H33, of hecdecane.
C16H34 Hecdecane Hec"de*cane, n. [Gr. ? six + ? ten.] (Chem.)
A white, semisolid, spermaceti-like hydrocarbon, C16H34, of
the paraffin series, found dissolved as an important
ingredient of kerosene, and so called because each molecule
has sixteen atoms of carbon; -- called also hexadecane.
