Abbreviations Used 



The abbreviations used in this work have been drawn from three sources. The first group, 

 invented by the author for bibliographic purposes, is explained fully, with examples, in the 

 introduction. The second group consists of standard pharmaceutical abbreviations, such as 

 a. a. and s.a. used to abbreviate the directions given for the preparation of solutions. The 

 third group contains the common abbreviations such as q.v. and loc. cit. employed in written 

 English. The list which follows contains the meaning of all abbreviations used in the book. 



ale. 



a.a. 

 abs. 

 auct. 

 BP 



cf. 



circ. 



cit. 



compl. script. 



Gm. 



in litt. 



in verb. 



loc. cit. 



ml. 



n.d. 



N.F. 



op. cit. 



ppt. 



q.s. 



q.v. 



s.a. 



sat. 



sat. ale. sol. 



sat. aq. sol. 



sic 



sol. 



test. 



test. ips. 



USP 



of each the amount indicated 



absolute alcohol 



author 



British Pharmacopoeia 



compare 



approximately 



quoting 



numerous writings 



gram 



received as an unpublished written communication 



received verbally 



the place [already] quoted 



milliliter 



no date 



National Formulary 



the work [already] quoted 



precipitate 



enough 



which see 



in the customary manner 



saturated 



saturated alcoholic solution 



saturated aqueous solution 



exactly as shown 



solution 



according to 



according to himself 



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