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TABLE OF THE ALDEHYDS.— Continued. 

 2. Unsaturated Aldehyds, CnH-jn— aO. 



B. OF THE AROMATIC OR BENZENE SERIES. 

 1. Monovalent Aldehyds. 



2. DlALDEHYDS. 



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, 

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

 higher are solids, insoluble in water, and cannot be 

 distilled without decomposition. See Table. 



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

 Acid, Aldepalmitic. 



Alder (al'-der). See Alnus. 



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

 Table. 



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

 chemical substance, formed from an ammonia com- 

 pound of aldehyd. Several aldins are known. 



Aldol (al'-dol) [see Aldehyd], C 4 H 8 2 . A colorless, 

 odorless liquid, obtained by the action of dilute HC1 

 on crotonaldehyd and acetaldehyd. It is miscible with 

 water, and at O has a sp. gr. of 1.120; upon standing, 

 it changes to a sticky mass that cannot be poured. 



Aldoses (al'-do-sez) [see Aldehyd]. The aldehyd al- 

 cohols, containing the atomic group CH(OH).CHO. 



Aldoxim, or Aldoxime (al-doks'-im) [See Aldehyd~\. 

 Products of the combination of aldehyds or ketones 

 and free hydroxylamin. They are usually liquid 

 bodies that boil without decomposition . 



Ale (til) [A. S. ,eal~o]. An alcoholic beverage brewed 

 from malt and hops. It contains from three to seven 

 percent, of alcohol. See Mult l.i</uors. 



Aleatico (al-e-a'-tik-o) [It.]. An excellent sweet red 

 wine, prepared in Tuscany, and esteemed one of the 

 best and most delicate stimulants of its class. 



Vinegar 

 a cup]. 

 An old 



Alecithal (ah les'-ith-al) [a priv. ; len'Soq, yolk]. A 

 term applied to certain ova having the food-yolk absent, 

 or present only in very small quantity. 



Alegar (a'-le-gar) [A. S., ealw ; egar, sour], 

 made of ale. 



Alembic (al-em' '-bik) [Arab., al, the; a/ifiii;, 

 A vessel used for distillation. 



Alembroth (al-em' '-broth) [Origin unknown]. 



name for a compound of the chlorid of ammonium and 

 mercury. Its solution has been used of late as an an- 

 tiseptic. 



Alepidote (ah-lep' -e-dot) [d priv.; Ae~ic, a scale]. 

 Without scales, as certain fishes. 



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

 Furunculus orient alis. 



Aletrin (al'-et-rin). See Aletris. 



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

 wort, Colic Root. The root of A. farinosa. Tonic, 

 diuretic, and anthelmintic. Formerly a popular do- 

 mestic remedy in colic, dropsy, and chronic rheuma- 

 tism. Dose of fid. ext. ttlx-xxx ; of tincture (1 in 

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

 %-w. A. Cordial. Dose 3) three times daily. 

 Unof. 



Aleukemia (ah-lu-ke' -me-ali) [d priv.; ?xvk6c, white ; 

 alfia, blood]. Deficiency in the proportion of white 

 cells in the blood. 



Aleurometer (al-u-rom' -et-er) \a?.evpov, flour; fxerpov, 

 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-u' -ro-nat) [ahevpov, flour]. A vegetable 

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

 betes. 



Aleurone (al-u'-ron) \_at.evpov, fine flour]. Proteid 

 matter in the form of small rounded particles, found in 

 seeds. 



Aleuroscope (al-u' -ro-skop) \a?.evpov, flour ; gkoweIv, to 

 view]. See Aleurometer. 



Alexander-Adam's Operation. See Operations, 

 Table of. 



Alexanderism (al-eks-an' -der-izm) [Alexander], The 

 insanity of conquest ; agriothymia ambitiosa. 



Alexander's Operation. See Operations, Table of. 



Alexeteric (al-eks-e-ter'-ik) [a'ke^rjrijp, defender]. Good 

 against poison, venom, or infection. 



Alexia (al-eks' -e-ah) [d priv.; /if/?, word]. Word- 

 blindness. 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) [a/e;ir, help ; (bipeiv, to bear]. 

 A remedy or object that serves as an amulet or antidote 

 against poison. 



Alexin (al-eks' -in) [ateZic, help]. I. Any defensive 

 proteid; any phylaxin or sozin. 2. An antibacterial 

 substance found by Hankin in the blood of certain 

 animals and giving immunity to certain toxins. 3. 

 A synonym for Tubcrculocidin. 



Alexipharmac, or Alexipharmic (al-rks-e-far'-mak, or 

 -mil) [d/ifm>, to repel; tydpfianov, a poison]. A 

 medicine neutralizing a poison. 



Alexipharmacon (al-eks-e-far' '-mak-on) [dAeffw, to re- 

 pel ; i.iiipimhdv, a poison] . Any alexipharmac medicine. 



Alexipyretic (al-eks-e-pi-re/'-ik) [a/Ji-eiv, to ward off; 

 TrvprrSf, a fever]. A febrifuge. 



Alexiteric (al-eks-e-ter'-ik). See Alexeteric. 



Aleze (ah-ltz) [Fr., aleze\. A cloth to protect the bed 

 from becoming soiled by excreta, etc. 



