ALDEPA1 Ml 1 IC A( ID 



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Al I 



1 Aid 1' < 'I THE Al DEHYDS.— i 



2. I'.NSATlKATHr) ALDEHYDE, CuH.u— jO. 



B. OF THE AROMATIC OR BENZENE SERIES. 

 1. Monovalent Aldehyds. 



2. DlALDEHYDS. 



Phthalaldchyd, C*H c O 



Phenyl-lactic, . C»H 10 Oo 



Liquid 



3. OxY-ALDEHYDS. 



oxygen. They contain the group COH. They ex- 

 hibit in their properties a gradation similar to that of 

 the alcohols. The lower members are volatile liquids, 

 able in water, and have a peculiar odor, but the 

 higher are solids, insoluble in water, and cannot be 

 di-tilled without decomposition. See Tabic. 



Aldepalmitic Acid [al-de-pal-mit / -ik as'-id). See 

 . / "id, Aldepalmitic. 



Alder [al'-a . Units. 



Al'derman's Nerve. See Arnold' s Nerve, in iVerve 

 Tai 



Aldin [al'-din) [see Aldekyd~\. An amorphous basic 

 chemical substance, formed from an ammonia com- 

 pound of aldehyd. Several aldins are known. 



Pi\&o\i-il'-dol) [see Aldehyd], C 4 H 8 2 . A colorl 



- liquid, obtained by the action of dilute H< 1 

 on crotonaldehyd and acetaldehyd. It ismiscible with 

 water, and at O has a sp. gr. <>f 1. 1 20; upon standing, 

 it changes to a sticky mass that cannot be poured 



Aldoses [aP-do • Aldehyd], The aldehyd al 



cohols, containing the atomic group CH(< >H).CHO. 



Aldoxim, or Aldoxime 'inn [See Aldehyd"]. 



Products of the combination of aldehyds or ketones 

 and free hydroxylamin. They are usually liquid 

 dies that boil without decomposition. 



Ale [al ) [A. ]. An alcoholic 1" ■ 



from malt and hops. Tt contains from three to s< 

 : of alcohol. See Malt Liquors. 



Aleatico ft.]. An excellent sweet red 



win red in Tuscany, and f the 



ts of its 1 lass. 



Alecithal [ak-le^-ith-al) [d priv. ; "KtiuBoe, yolk], A 



term applied to certain ova having the food yolk absent, 

 or present only in very small quantity. 



Alegar [& f -le-gar) [A. S., ealw; egar, sour]. Vinegar 

 made of ale. 



Alembic [al-em f -bik\ [Arab., al, the; a/4 <*•. a cup], 

 A vessel used for distillation, 



Alembroth [al-em' -broth\ [Origin unknown]. An old 

 name for a compound 01 the chlorid «>l ammonium and 

 mercury, 1 1> solution has been used of late as an an- 

 tiseptic. 



Alepidote {ah-lept-e-ddt} [a ]>riv.; /.t-i<~, a scale]. 

 Without scales, a.s certain fishes. 



Aleppo Boil, Button, Evil, Pustule, or Ulcer. See 

 Furunculus < rientalis. 



Aletrin [aP-et-rin). See Aletris. 



Aletris [al'-et-ris). Star Grass, Unicorn Root, Star- 

 wort, Colic Root. The root of .-/. farinosa. Tonic, 

 diuretic, and anthelmintic. Formerly a popular do- 

 mestic remedy in colic, dropsy, and chronic rheuma- 

 tism. Dose of tld. ext. rtl x-xxx ; of tincture (1 in 

 8 proof spirit) 3 i-ij ; of aletrin, the extractive, gr. 

 ■ 4 -iv. A. Cordial. Dose jj three times daily, 

 I'nof. 



Aleukemia [ah-lu-ke f -me-ah) [a priv.; \evic6e, white ; 

 alfia, blood]. Deficiency in the proportion of white 

 cells in the blood. 



Aleurometer [al-u-rom' -et-er) [d/lfvpor, flour : /' 



a measure]. An instrument used for the examination 

 of crude gluten as to its power of distending under the 

 influence of heat, as a means of judging of the value 

 of a flour for bread-making. A similar instrument, 

 termed an aleuroscope, has also been invented. 



Aleuronat (al-n'-ro-naf) \ak~vpov, flour]. A vegetable 

 albumin used as a substitute for bread in cases of dia- 

 betes. 



Aleurone (al-u'-rbri) \jXXevpov, fine flour]. Proteid 

 matter in the form of small rounded particles, found in 

 seeds. 



Aleuroscope (al-u f -ro-skof) [d/fiywv, flour ; PKOirelv,to 

 view]. See Aleurometer. 



Alexander- Adam's Operation. See Operations, 

 Tabic of. 



Alexanderism [al-eks-an f -der-izm) [^Alexander], The 

 insanity of conquest ; agriothymia ambitiosa. 



Alexander's Operation. See Operations. Table of. 



Alexeteric (al-eks-e-ter- '-//•) [dAefyr^p, defender]. Good 

 against poison, venom, or infection. 



Alexia [al-eks' -e-ah) [d priv.; /J Sir, word]. Word 

 blindm -- A form of aphasia and a special type of 

 psychical blindness, in which the patient is unable to 

 recognize ordinary written or printed characters. A., 

 Musical, musical blindness ; pathological loss of the 

 ability to read music. 



Alexifer [al-eks' '-if er) [akk^etv, to repel; tjt&pfiaicov, a 

 poison]. A remedy or object that serves as an amulet 

 or antidote against poison. 



Alexin [al-eks f -in) [<'/>•.-". help]. 1. Any defensive 

 proteid ; any phylaxin or so/in. 2. An antibacterial 

 substance found by llankin in the blood of certain 

 animals and giving immunity to certain toxins. 5. 

 A synonym f< ir Tul tin. 



Alexipharmac, or Alexipharmic far' -m,: 



in ' to repel; cbdp/jaKOv, a poison]. A 



medicine neutralizing a poison, 



Alexipharmacon wv, to re- 



pel 1 poison], Any alexipharmac medicine. 



Alexipyretic , to ward off; 



-11, 1 rut . a I' \ ei ] . A febrifuge. 



Alexiteric [al-eki . ter'-ik). See Alexeterii . 



Aleze [ah-h [1 ]. A cloth to protect the bed 



; becoming soiled bj 



