LIPYL 



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LISTERIAN METHODS 



Lipyl (lip' -it) [finoq, fat; ii?*rj, matter], C 3 H 2 . The 

 supposed radicle of glycerin ; also, an old name for 

 glyceryl, C 3 H 5 . 



Liquable {lik' '-wah-bl) \liquare, to render liquid]. 

 Capable of being liquefied. 



Liquamen {lik' -wam-eri) \liquare, to render liquid]. 

 The liquid obtained by melting solids. 



Liquation (lik-wa' 'shun) \liquare, to render liquid]. 

 The process of melting. 



Liquefacient (lik-we-fa' '-se-eni) \liquefaciens , liquefy- 

 ing]. I. Having the power to liquefy or soften. 2. 

 An agent that has the power to liquefy a hard deposit 

 or growth. 



Liquefaction (lik-we-fak' -shun) \_liquefactio ; lique- 

 facere, to change to liquid form]. The condition of 

 having been changed to a liquid ; the process of 

 change into a liquid. L. -necrosis. See Necrosis. 



Liquefactive [lik-we-fak' '-tiv) \liquefacere, to render 

 liquid]. Pertaining to, causing, or characterized by 

 liquefaction. 



Liquescent (lik-wes' ' -ent)\liquescere , to become liquid]. 

 Becoming, or tending to become, liquid. 



Liqueur (lik-ur') [Fr. for " liquor"]. Any cordial or 

 alcoholic drink ; especially a compound of alcohol 

 with some flavoring-agent, usually a mixture of aro- 

 matic oils ; it is often combined with a bitter substance 

 derived from herbs. Formerly the liquors were used as 

 remedies, but now they are mostly served with the 

 meals. Some are employed as vehicles for various 

 remedies. 



Liquid (lik'-wid) \liquidus ; liquere, to melt]. That 

 form of a substance in which the molecules are in a 

 state intermediate between attraction and repulsion ; 

 a substance that flows and takes the shape of the con- 

 taining- vessel. Water between o° and ioo°C. is the 

 best example. L. Acid-green. See Pigments, 

 Conspectus of. L.-blue. Same as Indigo-blue. L. 

 Gelatin. See Gelatin. L. Glue. See Glue. L., 

 Hager's, a substitute for ammonium sulphid or 

 hydrogen sulphid, made by dissolving 0.2 gram of 

 sulphur lotum in 5 cgm. of carbon bisulphid, and add- 

 ing 5 cgm. of benzene and 10 cgm. of ether. L. 

 Indigo-blue. Same as Soluble Blue. L., May- 

 nard's Adhesive, collodion. L. of Regnauld. 

 See Anesthetic. 



Liquidambar (lik'-wid- am' -bar) \liquidus, liquid; 

 ambar, amber]. A genus of hamamelidaceous trees. 

 L. altingia, of Malaysia, affords a portion of 

 commercial styrax. L. orientale, of Asia, affords 

 Styrax, q. v. L. styraciflua, of North America 

 (sweet-gum, bilsted, copalm) affords a stimulant 

 gum, and is useful in diarrheas and in coughs and 

 colds. The name of liquidambar has been applied 

 to the sweet-gale or sweet-fern (Comptonia aspleni- 

 folia). Unof. 



Liquidity (lik-wid' -it-e) [liquidus, liquid]. Fluidity; 

 the state of being liquid. 



Liquiform (lik'-wiform) [liquor, liquid; forma, form]. 

 Of the nature of a liquid. 



Liquor (lik'-orox li'-kwor)\\ J .~\. Aliquid. In pharmacy, 

 any solution in water of non-volatile substances, except 

 infusions, decoctions, syrups, but including the solution 

 of gutta-percha (in chloroform). There are 20 official 

 liquores ; and a large number besides are given in the 

 " U. S. Dispensatory" from the " National Formu- 

 lary " and the British Pharmacopeia. In anatomy, 

 any fluid of the body. L. acidus halleri, consists 

 of I part of sulphuric acid and 3 parts of alcohol, 

 colored by red-poppy petals. L. amnii, the liquid 

 contained in the amniotic sac in which the fetus lies. 

 Its normal quantity is from one to two pints. 

 At the middle of pregnancy it equals in weight 



that of the fetus. It serves a number of useful 

 functions, and in labor protects the fetus and cord ; 

 from pressure, dilates the os and lubricates the 

 genital canal. L. Cotunnii, the perilymph secreted 

 by the fibro-serous membrane of the internal ear. 

 L. entericus, the intestinal juice. L. folliculi, the 

 fluid filling the follicle or space about the developing 

 ovum in the ovary. L. gastricus, the gastric juice. 

 L., Labarraque's, liquor sodse chloratse. L. 

 lymphae, the fluid portion of lymph, analogous to- 

 liquor sanguinis. L., Malt, a name given to beer, ale, 

 stout, etc. Malt liquors are made by fermenting an in- 

 fusion of malt (barley) in the presence of hops and 

 other substances. L. Morgagni, the small quantity of 

 fluid found between the crystalline lens and its capsule. 

 L. pancreaticus, pancreatic juice. L. sanguinis, the 

 blood-plasma ; the fluid portion of the blood. L. 

 scarpae. See Endolymph. L. sedans. See V'iburA 

 num. L. seminis, a colorless, transparent, and albu-j 

 minous liquid, which, along with the spermatozoa and 

 seminal granules, constitutes the semen. L., Spirit- 

 uou's, a distilled alcoholic liquor. L. stypticus, 

 liquor ferri chloridi. 



Liquorice (lik'-or-is). See Glycyrrhiza. L., Wild. 

 See Abrus. 



Lirate (li'-rdt) [lira, a ridge]. Ridged or furrowed. 



Lirella (li-rel' '-ah) [lira, a furrow]. In biology, the 

 peculiarly furrowed apothecium of certain lichens. 



Liriodendrin (lir-i-o-dtn' '-drin) [/xipiov, lily ; Si 

 tree]. An alkaloidal precipitate from the bark of i 

 Liriodendron tulipifera. It is stimulant, tonic, and; 

 diuretic, and is said to have toxic qualities. Unof. 1 



Liriodendron (lir-e-o-den* '-dron) tyeipiov, lily ; (5. 

 tree]. A genus of magnoliaceous trees. L. tulipi- 

 fera, of N. America and Asia, is the tulip-tree, mis- 

 called poplar. Its bark is stimulant, tonic, and 

 antipyretic. Dose of the saturated tincture one 

 fluidram. Unof. 



Lisfranc's Operations. See Operations, Tabic of. L.'s 

 Tubercle, a rough spot on the anterior surface 1 

 first rib near the superior border. It serves for tin 

 attachment of the scalenus anticus muscle. 



Lisle's Fever-powder. A powder similar to James'. t 

 Po7vder, q.v. 



Lisp [ME., lispen, to lisp]. To imperfectly pronounce 1 



- the sibilant letters. 



Lisping (lisp'-ing) [ME., lispen, to lisp]. A defe^ 

 of speech, natural or acquired, in which sil 

 letters are sounded like Unguals, especially s 

 It sometimes arises from too great length of tin 

 tongue. 



Lissauer's Angles. See Angles. L., Columns of 

 See Column. L.'s Tract, a group of fine nerve 

 in the spinal cord lying ventrad and dorsad of tit 

 entrance of the dorsal roots. These fibers, whid 

 proceed from dorsal roots at a lower level, an 

 supposed to be in relation with the posterior vesiculai 

 column. 



Lissotrichous (lis-ot'-rik-us) \\taa6c, smooth ; ft 

 hair]. In biology, having straight, smooth hair; 

 correctly written leiotrichous and liotrichotts. 



Listen (lis'-n) [ME., listnen, to listen]. To 

 heed to ; to give ear. 



Lister's Method. See Listerian Methods, and ibo 

 Fractional Culth'ation. 



Listerian Methods of Dressing Wounds. Cai 

 acid was the first antiseptic, but from its volatilit] 

 slowness of action as a germicide, it was rep 

 corrosive sublimate. But this proved irritating 

 was precipitated by the albumin of the blood 

 What might be called the Third Method was 

 antiseptic dressing called Sero-sublimate Gauze, 



