GA1 1 \I>M 



500 



GA1 \ ANU 



when • and nol 



not velerinar) ; 

 mivalent i" 

 the l.ut 

 Galenism 



II, . I ialen 



Gab . ap 



bemp nettle. 

 G. ladanum. medj for 



i G. tetrahit 



a vermifuge. 



Galcropia, » Galeropsia 



\ preternatur- 

 due i" some 



ill!- 



Gahanconism . a short- 



■ »w ). Atro 



Galipc's Te I 



Gahpea \ ;enus of tropical Amei 



G. cusparia and 

 G. officinalis .. , also ca 



Galipeir. , I 1 l n H( >.,. An 



Galipot Kr.] < rude Burgundy pitch. Cf. 



im . milk-wort]. A genus of 



ru; i man) ral of which 



dicine. Among them are G. 

 californicum, G. circaezans, G. pilosum, and G. 

 tnfedum, in N. America, and G. mollugo, G. crucia- 

 tum. and G. verum in Europe. See, also, La a 



G. aparine, goose-grass, cleavers, or 



ch ■ plant, the juice of which is a 



. in strum ns, and is said to 



iiuretic. I >■,-,.- of the juice J v ; of the lluid 



z nof. 



Gall fd^, bile]. The bile. The 



jui r. See Gal/a. G.- 



bladder, th in the right lobe of the 



liv- : the bile. See Chole- 



G.-cyst, the gall-bladder. G-duct. SeeDuct. 



-fever..: mittent fever. G. -stones, 



i asionally formed in 



• and it- dm: I n v an usually of 



but ma\ as a pigeon's egg. 



of the bile pigments and acid-, 



llyof lime and mag- 



: stituent. They 



of intense pain, the so-called 



Galla I ] Nut-gall. An excrescence on 



mi a, ' aused 



of an insei t. It contains tannic 



to 75 ] . gallic aci<l 5 per cent. 



G., Tinct., Dose 3 



G., Unguentum, I / /,/, Tannic. 



G.. Unguentum, cum opii | B P. . an astringent and 



nt. 



Gallacetophenone g a H ; 



\ yellow powder with 

 I . pi : in d from pyro 

 1 ointment in 



gallol-phthal 



on ' "ii hr-.itin^ pj !•. 



1 phihal. rid to 200° C It 



n alcohol, and with a 



beautiful blue color in alkalies. It is an important 

 dye-stuff, producing tolerably fast shade- of purple and 



violet on cotton, wool, and silk. See Pigments. 



Gallic [gal'-ik) [gaUa, an oak-gall]. Pertaining to the 

 oak-gall or nut gall. G. Acid. See Acid, Gallic, 



Gallipoli Oil {gal-e-po / -le). See Turkey^red Oil. 



Gallipot (gal'-e-pot) [OD. , gleypot, a gallipot]. An 

 apothecary's pot foi holding ointments or confections. 



Gallisin . an oak-gall], ( \,\ 1 .,,( >,„. 



An unfermentable carbohydrate found in starch-sugar. 

 It is prepared by fermenting a 20 per cent, solution of 

 stan h sugar with yeast at 18 or 20 C. for five or 

 »i\ days. In the pure state it is a white, amorphous, 

 extremely hygroscopic powder; its taste 1-- at first 



sweet, but afterward be :s insipid; it is easily 



decomposed by heat ; is readily soluble in water, nearly 

 insoluble in absolute alcohol. It is dextro-rotatory 

 and reduces copper solutions. 



Gallium (gal'-e-um) [Gallia, Gaul]. A rare metal 



mbol Ga., sp. gr. 5.935), extremely fusible, and 



ri 1 iied iii chemic properties to aluminum, like which 



it i.-. capable of forming a series of alums. Some of 



its compounds are poisonous. See Elements, Table of . 



Gallivorous (gal-iz/-or-us) [galla, a gall-nut ; vorare, 

 to eat. devour]. In biology, applied to the larvae of 

 gall-producing insects that feed on the inside of the 

 nut-gall. 



Gallization {gal-iz-a' 'shun). A method of improving 

 wine, by which the must of a bad year is brought up to 

 the standard found to belong to a good must (24 per 

 cent, of sugar, 0.6 percent, of acid, and 75_4per cent, 

 of water) by correcting the ratio of acid to sugar. 

 This is done by adding sugar and water in sufficient 

 quantity. 



Gallocyanin ( gal-o-si' '-an-in) [ i <,'vr//i7,gall (-nut) ; diavot . 

 blue], ( , 1 1 , \ O v A compound produced by the 

 action of nitroso-dimethvl-anilin upon gallic acid, 

 catechuic acid, etc. It forms shining green needles, 

 and serves as a beautiful violet-colored lake in calico 

 print. See Pigments , Conspectus of . 



Galloflavin {gal-o-Jlav'-in). See Pigments. 



Gallois^ Test. See Tests, Table of. 



Gallon (gal'-ii)i) [MM, galon, a gallon]. A standard 

 unit of volumetric measurement, having in the United 

 States a capacity of 231 cu. in., and equivalent to a 

 weight of 58,328. 8 grains of distilled water at maximum 

 density. In Great Britain its capacity is 277.27 cu. in. 

 G., Miniature, in water testing, a name given to 70 

 c.c. 



Gallop Rhythm (gal'-up rithm). A peculiar form of 

 cardiac arrhythmia, in which the sounds resemble the 

 footfall of a horse in cantering. It is expressed by the 

 words " rat-ta-tat." It is most frequently heard in 

 interstitial nephritis and arterio-sclerosis. It is said 

 to be met with also in healthy persons. 



Galloping Consumption, '"he popular term for that 

 very rapidly fatal form of pulmonary tuberculosis, in 

 which there is rapid destruction of the lung-tissue on 

 both sides. It is also called Florid Phthisis. G. 

 Paresis, rapidly progressive general paralysis. 



Galton's Whistle. An instrument used for testing the 

 pen eption of high tones by the ear. 



Galvanic ( al-van'-ik) [Galvani, an Italian physician 

 and scientist]. Pertaining to galvanic or chemii elei 

 trii ity. G. Battery. See Battery. G. Belt, a belt 

 composed of alternate plates oi copper and zinc, sepa 

 ■ I by piei es ol fell moistened with a dilute a< id. It 

 i- designed to be worn around the waist for the con- 

 tinuous application of gai vanUm. G. Cautery. See 

 Cautery. G. Discs, discs of two dissimilar metals 

 arranged alternately, between which a communication 

 is established when moistened and placed on the skin. 



