SACCHARINE 



.md salty taste, melts at l6o° C, is dextrorotatory 

 and non-fermentable. 



iccharine (sah'-ar-in) [odtcxapov, sugar]. Having 

 :he nature of or containing sugar. An old term for 



acid. 

 ccharinin {sak-ar^-in-in). Synonym of Saccharin 



ccharobiose (sah-ar-o'-bc-oz) [ooKxapav, sugar]. 

 onym of Saccharose. The name has been given 



account of tBe property possessed by saccharose of 



ig rise, when hydrated, to two carbohydrated 



nolecules. C 12 H.„0 11 -f- H w = 2C 6 H 12 6 . 



ccharocolloid (sak-ar-o-kol'-oid) [oanxapov, sugar; 



io'/v.n. glue ; eidoc, like]. Any member of that group 



c arbobydrates to which starch, pectin, and gum 

 jelong. which are amorphous, crystallize with difficulty, 

 uid diffuse through animal membranes very slowly, 

 ccharogalactorrhea (sak-ar-o-gal-ak-tor-e'-ah) [oda- 

 Xapov, sugar ; ya/xi, milk; poia, a flow]. The excre- 

 ion of an excess of sugar with the milk, 

 cchaxogen sak* '-ar-o-jeti) [odnxa/Mv, sugar ; J ewav, 

 o produce]. A material found in milk, and convert- 

 ble into lactose. A glucosid. 



ccharoid :k'-ar-oid) [ccucxapov, sugar; eidor, like]. 

 Resembling loaf-sugar. 



; ccharometer (sak-ar-om' -et-er) [aduxapov, sugar ; 



rpov, measure]. An apparatus for determining the 



imount of sugar in solutions, either in the form of a 



lydrometer which indicates the strength in sugar by 



he specific gravity of the solution ; or of a polarimeter, 



ivhich indicates the strength in sugar by the number 

 )f degrees of rotation of the plane of polarization. S., 

 fermentation, an instrument for collecting and esti- 

 oating the percentage of carbon dioxid evolved in the 

 ermentation of saccharine urine. 



naromyces {sak-ar-o-mi' -sez) [odnxapov, sugar ; 



. „ r us : //. , Saccharomycetes\ . A genus of uni - 



\ ellular vegetable organisms, of which the yeast-plant 



s a common example. S. albicans, the same (Rees) 



:e Oidium albicans of Robin ; the fungus of thrush. 



5. apiculatus, a fungus-ferment found upon goose- 



liemes, etc. S. capillitii. a form found on the human 



jcalp and supposed to cause Pityriasis capitis. S. 



erevisiae, the ferment of beer-yeast. S. conglom- 



:ratus, found in grape-must when fermentation is 



nearly over. S. coprogenus, a form observed in 



jiuman feces. S. ellipsoideus, the common ferment 



: wine. S. exiguus, found in the last stages of the 



i ermentation of beer. S. glutinis, a species forming 



-e-colored coating on gelatin or potatoes. S. gut- 



ulatus, occurs in the digestive tract of various ani- 



aals. S. mesentericus, destroys fruit acids. S. 



ninor, according to Engel, the fungus of bakers' 



east. S. mycoderma (Grawitz),sameas S. albicans. 



>. pasteurianus, a form closely allied to S. ellipsoideus. 



> psoriasis, occurs in the human scalp, around the 



S. reessi, probably a variety of S. ellipsoideus. 



> sphaericus, found on fermenting tomatoes. S. 

 yncola, found in fermenting cheese. It resembles 

 >. minor. See Bacteria, Synonymatic Table of. 



: : charon saW-ar-on) [adaxapov, sugar], C 6 H g 6 . 



tie lactone of saccharonic acid. 

 • :charonic Acid {sak-ar on'-ik). See Acid. 

 - ^charorrhea (sak-ar-or-e* '-ah) [odicxapov, sugar ; poia. 

 The secretion of saccharine fluid. S. cutanea. 

 Saakarephidrosh. S. lac tea. See Saccharogalac- 

 rhea. S. pulmonalis, the exudation of sweetish 

 puta. S. urinosa. See Diabetes mellitus. 

 charose (sak'-aroz) [odnxapov, sugar], C^H^O,,. 

 it occurs in the juice of many plants, 

 in sugar-cane, in some varieties of maple, and 

 10-20 per cent.). The syrupy mother 



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SACRAL 



iefly 

 beet ro 



liquid from the sugar is called molasses. Saccharose 

 crystallizes in large monochnic prisms, of a sp. gr. 1 . 606. 

 Its aqueous solution is levorotatory. Cane-sugar melts 

 at 160 ; at 190-200 it changes into a brown non- 

 crystallizable mass called caramel, used in coloring 

 liquids. It is not directly fermentable and does not 

 reduce alkaline copper-solutions. The ordinary pure 

 sugar of commerce. See Carbohydrates, Table of. 



Saccharous (sa&'-ar-us). Same as Saccharine. 



Saccharum (sak-ar^-um) [ad/cxa/iov, sugar; gen., sac- 

 chari\, CjjHjjOj,. Cane-sugar. The soluble crystal- 

 line substance occurring naturally in the juice of the 

 sugar-cane, S. officinarum: maize, Zea mays; the sugar- 

 beet, Beta vulgaris, and the sugar-maple, Acer saccha- 

 rinum. In pharmacy, in the form of syrups, it is 

 used mainly as a vehicle, and in a solid state as a pro- 

 tective coating for pills and troches See, also, Glu- 

 cose, Lactose, and Leznilose. S. album, white or pure 

 crystallized sugar. S. canadense. Maple-sugar, ob- 

 tained from Acer saccharinum. S. candidum, Rock- 

 candy. S. lactis. Sugar of Milk. S. purificatum, 

 pure white sugar. 



Saccharure (sak'-ar-ur) [ooKxapov, sugar]. A pre- 

 paration obtained by saturating sugar with a tincture, 

 then drying, and pulverizing. 



Saccholactic Acid (sa/t-o-laP-lih). Svnonvm of Acid, 

 M:. 



Sacciferous [sak-sif'-er-us) [saccus, sack ; ferre, to 

 bear]. In biology, having a sac ; saccate. 



Sacciform (sak' '- sij '- orm) [saccus, a pouch; forma, 

 form]. Resembling a sac ; saccate. S. Disease of 

 the Anus, distention and inflammation of the pouches 

 of the rectum. 



Saccular {sak'-u-lar) {saccus, sac]. Sac-shaped. S. 

 Aneurysm, a saccular dilatation of an artery, com- 

 municating with the latter by a narrow neck. 



Sacculate (sak'-u-lat) [saccus, a bag]. Having small, 

 sac-like projections. 



Sacculated \sak* '-u-la-ted) [saccus, sac]. Encysted. 

 Divided into little sacs. 



Sacculation {sak-u-la'-shuti) [saccus, sac] . A sac-like 

 formation ; a sac, or set of sacs ; as the sacculation of 

 the colon, or of the uterus in rare cases. 



Saccule, Sacculus (sak'-iil, sak f -u-lus) [dim. saccus, 

 sac]. A small sac. S. communis, oblongus, or 

 semiovalis, the utricle. S. laryngis, the laryngeal 

 pouch between the superior vocal bands and the inner 

 surface of the thyroid cartilage. S. mucosus, the 

 bursa of the rectus femoris muscle. S. of the Vesti- 

 bule, the smaller of two vestibular sacs of the mem- 

 branous labyrinth of the ear. 



Saccus {sak' -us). Synonym of Sac. S. vitellinus. 

 See Sac, Vitelline. 



Sacer (sa'-ser) [L.]. Sacred. 

 S. morbus, epilepsy. 



Sachet (sash-a f ) [saccus, a sac] 

 fumed or medicated substances. 



a sachet of equal parts of sal ammoniac, iron sulphate, 

 and calcium sulphate. 



Sachse's Solution and Test. A solution for testing 

 for sugar in the urine. It consists of 18 grams of red 

 iodid of mercury, 25 grams of potassium iodid, and 

 80 grams of potassium hydrate in water, diluted to one 

 liter. 



Sachs's Theory of Inflammation. See Theory. 



Sack {sak) [siccus, dry]. An old name for dry Spanish 

 and Canary wine ; sherry. Synonym of Sac. 



Sacrad {sa'-krad) [sacrum, the sacrum]. Toward the 

 sacral aspect. 



Sacral (sa'-kral) [sacrum, sacrum]. Pertaining to the 

 sacrum. S. Bone. See Sacrum. S. Canal. See 

 Canal. S. Cornua. See Cornu. S. Flexure, the 



S. ignis, erysipelas. 



A small bag of per- 

 S. resolutif [Fr.], 



