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Alinasal a in .•' sal) [■'■'. i wii . the nose"). 



Pertaining to tfa ir wing of the nose. 



Aliped i wing; >t], Charac 



terized by having the fingers nr toes connected bj a 

 membrane, for purposes of flight. 



Alipt:. i Relating t.> inunc- 



tion, j. Gymnastic; pertaining to physical culture. 



Alisma a, plantain], A genus of 



endogenous plants. ./. plan 01 water plantain, 



h.i> pungent, acrid qualities, and i> used a^ a diuretic 

 ami stimulant. Unof. 



Alismin tin) [iutctia, plantain]. An extractive 



or precipitate, obtained from the tincture >>f Alisma 



Alisphenoid id) [a/a, a wing; 



wedgi . . form], i. Pertaining to the greater 



wing of the sphenoid bone. 2. That bone which in 

 adult life forms the main portion of the greater wing 

 of the sphenoid. 



Alizarin '-run [Arab., a/, the; ac&rah, to ex 



tract], ' I( Hj\ 1 lie red coloring principle occur- 

 ing in the madder plant, Rubia tinctorium, and in 

 anthracene, a coal tar product. It occurs in red pris 

 inatic crystals, readily soluble in ether and alcohol. 

 The alizarins form a group of the anthracene colors. 

 • Pigments under Pigment. A. Blue, 

 a crystalline blue coloring matter formed l>v heating 

 nitroalizarin in combination with II,S(> ( and glycerin. 

 A. Red. a pale tiesh-color used in dyeing. 



Alkahest [cil'-ka-hest). Same as Alcahest. 



Alkalescence i al-ka-Us' '-ens | [ Arab., al-qaR., soda- 

 ash]. Slight or commencing alkalinity; alkaline 

 quality or tendency. 



Alkalescent [al-ka-les / -ent) [Arab., al-qaR, soda-ash], 

 newhat alkaline; mildly alkaline. 



Alkali [al f -ka-li) [Arab., al-qaR, soda-ash]. The 

 term includes the hydrated oxids of the alkali metals ; 

 these are electropositive, are strong bases, uniting 

 with acids to form salts, turn red litmus blue, and 

 saponify fats A., Caustic (usually potash), when so 

 concentrated as to possess caustic properties; potash 

 and soda are called fixed alkalies, because perma- 

 nently solid ; ^oda is called a mineral, potash a vege- 

 table, and ammonia a volatile alkali. 



Alkali-albumin [al'-ka-li-al-bu'-min). A derived al- 

 bumin ; a proteid having been acted upon by dilute 

 alkalie- and yielding an alkaline reaction. 



Alkaligenous (al-ka-lij' '-en-us) [alkali; yevfyg, produ- 

 cing]. Affording or producing an alkali. 



Alkalimeter (al-ka-lim'-et-er) [alkali; fiirpov, a mea- 

 sure]. An instrument for estimating the alkali in a 

 substance. 



Alkalimetry [al-ka-lim' '-et-re) [alkali; fiirpov, a mea- 

 sure]. The measurement of the amount of an alkali 

 in a substance. 



Alkaline al'-ka-lin) [alkali']. Having the qualities of 

 or pertaining to an alkali. A. Bath. See Hath. 

 A. Copper Test. See Tests, Table of. A. Tide. 



Alkalinity [al-ka-lin' '-it-e) [alkali]. The quality of 



being alkaline. 

 Alkalinuria [al-ka-lin-u' '-re-ak) [alkali; oipov, urine]. 



Alkalinity of the urine. 

 Alkalization [al-ka-li-za' '-shun) [alkali]. The ai 



rendering a thing alkaline; th- or quality of 



being rendered alkaline. 

 Alkaloid ' \ [alkali; elfioc, likeness]. Resem- 



bling an alkali. 

 Alkaloidal [al-ka-loid' -al) [alkali: elioc, likeness]. 



Having the qualities of an alkaloid. 

 Alkaloids [al' -ka-loidz) [alkali; eldog, liken.--] All 



nitrogenous vegetable compounds of basic and alka- 



line character, or their derivatives, from which bases 

 may be isolated. ["hey are chief constituents of the 

 active principles of the vegetable drugs employed as 

 medicines or poisons. Those alkaloids containing no 

 oxygen are generally liquid ami volatile; such are 

 nicotic .ni.l conein. The others are solid, crystalliza 

 ble, and non volatile. A., Putrefactive. See Pto 

 maines. 



Alkaluretic {al-ka-ht-ref -ik) [alkali; ovpov, urine]. 

 Causing or tending to cause a Sow of alkaline urine. 



Alkanet [al'-kan-et) [Sp., dim. of alcafia, henna]. 

 The root of tin- herb, Alkanna [Anchusa) tinctoria, 

 yielding a red dye that is used in staining wood, coloi 

 ing adulterated wines, and in pharmacy to give a red 

 col. >r to salves, etc. 



Alkan'na Red. See Alkannin. 



Alkannin [al'-kan-in) [Sp., dim. of alcana, henna]. 

 Alkanna red; a valuable coloring matter obtained 

 from alkanet. It is a dark, brownish-red, resinous 

 mass, or powder, insoluble in water, but soluble in 

 alcohol and ether, neutral in reaction. 



Alkapton [al-kap' -ton). A yellowish resinous l>ody occa- 

 sionall) found in urine, which on exposure to air 

 acquires a brownish tint. It does not ferment and 

 does not reduce bismuth like glucose, though it throws 

 down a somewhat brownish mass. It i> highly soluble 

 in water, but only sparingly in ether. 



Alkaptonuria [al-kap-ton-u' -re-ah) [alkapton; ovpov, 

 urine]. The presence of alkapton in the urine. It 

 has been found in case> of pulmonary tuberculosis, and 

 in other instances in which there are no local lesions 

 or general disease. It i-< without clinical signilicance. 



Alkarsin [al-kar , -sin) [alcohol; arsenic]. Cadet's 

 Fuming Liquid; an extremely poisonous liquid con 

 taining cacodyl. It is of a brown color, and on 

 exposure to the air igniter spontaneously. 



Alkophyr (al'-ko-fir). Briicke's name for a variety of 

 peptone soluble in alcohol. 



Alkoxid (al-koks'-id) [alcohol; oxid], A chemical 

 compound formed by the union of an alcohol with a 

 metallic base. 



Alkylogens [al-kil' '-o-jenz). See Esters, Haloid. 



Alkyls {a!' -kHz) [alkali]. The name applied to the 

 univalent alcohol radicals, C n H in + i ; methyl, ethyl, 

 etc. , are alkyls. 



Alkyl-sulphids (al'-kil-sul' -fids). Thio-ethers. Sulphur 

 analogues of the ethers. They are colorless liquids, 

 mostly insoluble in water and possessing a disagreeable 

 odor resembling that of garlic. 



Allagostemonous {al-ag-o-ste f -mon us) [aXTuryf), 

 change; ar^fiuv, a thread or stamen]. In botany, 

 the alternate insertion of the stamens on the receptacle 

 ami i i irolla. 



Allamanda (al-ani-au 1 '-dak) [.Ilia maud, a Swiss 

 scientist]. A genus "l apocynaceous climbing shrubs 

 of tropical Amerii a. A. cathartica is diaphoretic, 

 emetic, cathartic, and refrigerant. Unof. 



Allantiasis [al-an-tv" -as-is) [ii'/'mc, a sausage]. 

 Sausage poisoning, due to putrefactive changes in 

 imperfectly cured sausages, or in those made from 

 bad materials. 



Allantoic [al-an to'-ik) [bftkaq, a sausage; eMoc, rest m 

 blame]. Pertaining to the allantois. A. Parasite, 

 a form of autosite in which the weaker fetus forms 

 tstomoses with the allantoic or placental circulation 

 ..I the stronger, thus becoming directly dependent for 

 its nutrition upon the circulation of the latter. It i^ 

 characterized by a partial or complete disappearance 

 of the heart of the parasite. 



Allantoid [al-an' '-toid) [aXXag, sausage; eldoc, resem 

 blame], i. Resembling or like a sausage. 2. Rela- 

 ting to the allantois 



