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SECT. IX. Lactic and viscous fermentations . . 808 



Lactic acid , 809 

 SECT. X. Oil of grain and potatoe spirits, or fousel oil 



Amyl series of compounds . . . 811 



Chloride of amyl, &c. . . . 813 



Valeric or valerianic acid, &c. . . 815 



SECT. XI. Ethereal oil of wine cenanthic ether. 



(Enanthic acid . . . . 817 



CHAPTER III. 



Products of the dry distillation of wood. 



SECT. I. Methyl series of compounds . . . 819 



Oxide of methyl, or methylic ether . . ih. 

 Wood- spirit , . . .820 



Chloride of methyl, iodide, sulphuret, etc. . 821 



Sulphate of oxide of methyl, nitrate, &c. . 822 



Products of the decomposition of methyl . '825 



SECT. II. Formyl series of compounds . . . 826 



Formic acid, and formiates . . . 827 

 Chlorides of formyl, chloroform, bromoform, 



&c. . . . .832 



SECT. III. Other products : xylite, mesiten, xylitic acid, 



mesite, &c. 836 

 SECT. IV. Products contained in wood tar: paraffin, eupion, 



creosote, picamar, pittacal, &c. . . 838 

 In coal tar : naphtaline, compounds of naphta- 



line, &c. .... 841 



SECT. V. Bitumen : naphtha, naphthene, &c. . . 846 



CHAPTER IV. 



Amygdalin and the bodies derived from its decomposition. 



SECT. I. Amygdalin . . . . .847 



Amygdalic acid . . . .848 



SECT. II. Benzoyl series of compounds. . . 849 

 Benzoic acid and benzoates. . . 849 

 Essence (volatile oil) of bitter almonds. . 852 

 Chloride of benzoyl, &c. . . . 852 

 Hippuric acid. .... 854 

 Products of the decomposition of benzoyl com- 

 pounds, hyposulphobenzoic acid, nitroben- 

 zene acid, &c. 857 



