ALINASAL 



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ALLANTOID 



Alinasal (al-in-a'-sal) [ala, a wing; nasus, the nose]. 

 Pertaining to the ala nasi, or wing of the nose. 



Aliped (al'-ip-ed) [ala, a wing; pes, a foot]. Charac- 

 terized by having the fingers or toes connected by a 

 membrane, for purposes of flight. 



Aliptic (ai-ip'-lik) [afenrnndc ] . I. Relating to inunc- 

 tion. 2. Gymnastic ; pertaining to physical culture. 



Alisma (al-iz' -mah) [atuap-a, plantain]. A genus of 

 endogenous plants. A. plantago, or water plantain, 

 has pungent, acrid qualities, and is used as a diuretic 

 and stimulant. Unof. 



Alismin (al-iz' -miri) [alio/ia, plantain]. An extractive 

 or precipitate, obtained from the tincture of Alisma 

 plantago. 



Alisphenoid (al-is-fe' '-noid) [ala, a wing; atyfjv, a 

 wedge; elSog, 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 (al-iz-a'-rin) [Arab., al, the; acarah, to ex- 

 tract], C u H 8 4 . The red coloring principle occur- 

 ing in the madder plant, Rubia tinctorium, and in 

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

 matic crystals, readily soluble in ether and alcohol. 

 The alizarins form a group of the anthracene colors. 

 See Conspectus of Pigments under Pigment. A. Blue, 

 a crystalline blue coloring matter formed by heating 

 nitroalizarin in combination with H. 2 S0 4 and glycerin. 

 A. Red, a pale flesh-color used in dyeing. 



Alkahest (al'-ka-hesl). Same as Alcahest. 



Alkalescence (al-ka-les' '-ens) [Arab., al-qali, soda- 

 ash]. Slight or commencing alkalinity; alkaline 

 quality or tendency. 



Alkalescent (al-ka-les' -ent) [Arab., al-qali, soda-ash]. 

 Somewhat alkaline ; mildly alkaline. 



Alkali (al'-ka-li) [Arab., al-qali, soda-ash]. The 

 term includes the hydrated oxids of the alkali metals ; 

 these are electro-positive, 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 ; soda 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 

 alkalies and yielding an alkaline reaction. 



Alkaligenous (al-ka-lif '-en-us) [alkali; yevi/g, 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 ; fifrpov, 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 Bath. 

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



See 7 'id, 1 . 



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



being alkaline. 

 Alkalinuria (al-ka-lin-u'-re-ah) [alkali ; ovpov, urine]. 



Alkalinity of the urine. 

 Alkalization (al ka-li-za'-shun) [alkali]. The act of 



rendering a thing alkaline; the state or quality of 



being rendered alkaline. 

 Alkaloid (al' haloid) [alkali ; ehfor, likeness]. Resem- 

 bling an alkali. 

 Alkaloidal (al-ka-loid'-al) [alkali; tUoc, likeness]. 



Having tin; qualities of an alkaloid. 

 Alkaloids (a/'-ka-loidz) [alkali; eldog, likeness]. All 



nitrogenous vegetnble compounds of basic and alka- 



line character, or their derivatives, from which bases 

 may be isolated. They are chief constituents of the 

 active principles of the vegetable drugs employed as 

 medicines or poisons. Those alkaloids containing no 

 oxygen are generally liquid and volatile ; such are 

 nicotin and conein. The others are solid, crystalliza- 

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

 maines. 



Alkaluretic (al-ka-lu-ret'-ik) [alkali; ovpov, urine]. 

 Causing or tending to cause a flow of alkaline urine. 



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

 The root of the herb, Alkanna (Anchusa) tinctoria, 

 yielding a red dye that is used in staining wood, color- 

 ing adulterated wines, and in pharmacy to give a red 

 color 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 body occa- 

 sionally 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 is 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 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis, and 

 in other instances in which there are no local lesions 

 or general disease. It is without clinical significance. 



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 ignites 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 (al'-kilz) [alkali]. The name applied to the 

 univalent alcohol radicals, C n H 2n + i; methyl, ethyl, 

 etc. , are alkyls. 



Alkyl-sulphids(«/ / -/£z7-.rz</ / -/7a'.f). 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' -mon-us) [aXXxryi], 

 change; ary/uuv, a thread or stamen]. In botany, 

 the alternate insertion of the stamens on the receptacle 

 and corolla. 



Allamanda (al-am-an'-dah) [Allamand, a Swiss 

 scientist]. A genus of apocynaceous climbing shrubs- 

 of tropical America. A. cathartica is diaphoretic, 

 emetic, cathartic, and refrigerant. Unof. 



Allantiasis (al-an-W -as-is) [hXhaq, a sausage]. 

 Sausage poisoning, due to putrefactive changes in 

 imperfectly cured sausages, or in those made from 

 bad materials. 



Allantoic (al-an-to'-ik) [a?2hg, a sausage; e«5oc, resem- 

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

 a form of autosite in which the weaker fetus forms 

 anastomoses with the allantoic or placental circulation 

 of the stronger, thus becoming directly dependent for 

 its nutrition upon the circulation of the latter. It is 

 characterized by a partial or complete disappearance 

 of the heart of the parasite. 



Allantoid (al-an'-toid) [a/Udc, sausage; ehhc, resem- 

 blance]. I. Resembling or like a sausage. 2. Rela- 

 ting to the allantois. 



