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needles in taste and odor resembling chamomile. It 

 is soluble in water, alcohol, chloroform, and ether. 

 A., Antimonous, Anhydrous. Same as An- 

 Oxid, Antimonous. A., Antirrhinic, a 

 volatile acid existing in the leaves of Digitalis pur- 

 purea ; it resembles valerianic acid. A., Antitartaric. 

 See A., Mesotartaric. A. of Ants, formic acid. A., 

 Apocrenic, Berzelius' term for a brown amorphous 

 substance obtained from the sediment of chalybeate 

 waters. A., Apple, A. of Apples. See A., Malic 

 (Illus. Diet. ). A., Arabinic. Same asArabin (Illus. 

 A., Arachic, A., Arachidic, A., Arachinic, 

 O„0, = C 19 H 39 . COOH, a monobasic fatty acid 

 obtained from oil of peanut, Arachis hypogaa ; it 

 forms smooth, shining laminas, with pearly luster, sol- 

 le in alcohol and ether, melting at 75-5° C. A., 

 entic, silver monoxid. A., Aromatized Fatty, 

 e as A., Aromatic (Illus. Diet. ). A., Arsenious, 

 reous, the vitreous mass obtained by the resubli- 

 on of the "flowers of arsenic" obtained by sub- 

 ng arsenical pyrite. Cf. Arsenic Glass, White. 

 Arsenous. Same as A., Arsenious (lUus. Diet.). 

 Arsinic, any one of a class of acids formed by the 

 ation of arsines or arsonium compounds. Cf. A., 

 tethylarsinic. A., Arsonic. See A., Arsinic. 

 Artanthic, a crystalline acid obtained by Mar- 

 e from matico, the leaves of Pipe"- angiistifolium . 

 Arthanitic. See Cyclamin. A., Arvic [L. arvum, 

 d soil], an acid obtained from garden-soil. A., 

 eptic, an antiseptic solution consisting of an aque- 

 ous solution of 5 gm. of boric acid in iooo gm. of 

 hydrogen peroxid (1-5%) ; 3 gm. of salicylic acid 

 may be added. A., Asparagic, A., Asparaginic. 

 Same as A., Aspartic (Illus. Diet.). A., Asparamic. 

 See A., Aspartic > Illus. Diet.). A., Aspartic, In- 

 active, XH.,C 2 H 3 (C0 2 H) 2 , formed by heating aspar- 

 tic acid with water or with alcoholic ammonia to 140 - 

 150 C, or with HC1 to I7o°-l8o C. Syn., Aspara- 

 cemic acid. A., Avivitellinic, the paranuclein constitu- 

 ent of ovovitellin. A., Avorninic, an acid obtained 

 by Kubly from the decomposition of avornin, said to 

 be identical with frangulinic acid. A., Axinic, 

 CgH^gO, (?), a saponification product of axin occurring 

 as a brownish oily substance. A., Azelaic, A., Aze- 

 lainic, C 9 H 16 4 , an oxidation product of oleic acid, 

 Chinese wax, castor oil, or cocoanut oil ; it occurs in 

 in plates, soluble in water, alcohol, and in ether, melts 

 lo6=-io7° C. and boils at 360 C. Syn., Anchoic 

 Lepargylic acid ; Azelic acid ; Azeloinic acid. 

 Azelic. Same as A., Azelaic. A., Azeloinic. 

 ee A., Azelaic. A., Azocarbonic. See A., Picric 

 I Illus. Diet.). A., Azoleic. See A., Enanthylic 

 Illus. Diet.). A., Baldrianic. See A., Valeric 

 I Illus. Diet. ). A., Berne. See A., Behenic, Table of 

 Fatty Acids (Illus. Diet.). A., Benzamic. See A., 

 Amidobenzoic (Illus. Diet.). A., Benzamid- 

 acetic, A., Benzamidocetic. See A., Hippuric 

 lll'us. Diet.). A., Benzenetetracarbonic. See 

 A., Prehnitic (Illus. Diet.). A., Bibasic. See 

 Dibasic, under Acids (Illus. Diet.). A., 

 Bilianic, C 24 H 3( 0„ a tribasic acid obtained after 

 dehydrocholalic acid by the oxidation of cholalic 

 acid. A.s, Biliary, those obtained from bile. See 

 A., Chenotaurocholic ; A., Glycocholic ; A., Hyo- 

 /.. Hvotaurocholic : A., Taurocholic. 

 A., Bilicholinic. See A.. Choleic. A., Biliful- 

 me as Bilifulvin (Illus. Diet.). A., Bili- 

 rubinic. Same as Bilirubin (Illus. Diet. t. A., 

 Biliverdinic, (\H,,NO., an oxidation product ob- 

 tained by Kii-ter from biliverdin. A., Blattic. See 

 ■ Illus. Diet.) and Taracanin. A., 

 See A., Fumaric. A., Boracic. Same 



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as A., Boric. A. of Borax, orthoboric acid. A., 

 Borocitric, a combination of boro-acids and citric 

 acids forming a white powder which is used as a sol- 

 vent for urates and phosphates in urinary calculi, gout, 

 etc. Dose, 0.3-1.3 gm. (5-20 gr.). A., Borophen- 

 ylic, C 6 H.B0 2 , obtained by the action of phosphorus 

 oxychlorid upon a mixture of boric acid and phenol. 

 It is an antiseptic white powder with a mild aromatic 

 taste, not easily soluble in water, melting at 204 C. 

 It is fatal to lower forms of life, but does not affect the 

 higher forms ; phenylboric acid. A., Borosalicylic, 

 B(OH)(OC 6 H + . COjH)j, a combination of boric and 

 salicylic acids in molecular proportion. It is used ex- 

 ternally instead of salicylic acid. A., Botulinic, 

 Buchner's name for the active principle of poisonous 

 sausage, now known to be a toxic albuminose known 

 as botulismustoxin, the product of Bacillus botulintts, 

 Van Ermengem. A., Brazilic. See Brasilin ( Illus. 

 Diet.). A., Brom-, one in which bromin has replaced 

 one or more atoms of hydrogen in the acid radicle. 

 A., Bromacetic. See A., Alonobromacetic. A., 

 Bromhydric, hydrobromic acid. A., Bursic, A., 

 Bursinic, a yellow hygroscopic mass obtained from an 

 aqueous extract of Capsella bursa-pastoris by the action 

 of lead acetate and ammonia and evaporating. Its 

 aqueous solution is used as ergotin hypodermically, 

 and also internally. A., Butic, A., Butinic. See 

 A., Arachidic. A., Cacodylic. See A., Dimethyl- 

 arsenic. A., Cahincic, A., Caincic. See Cahincin. 

 A., Calumbic, C M H 14 T , a yellow amorphous con- 

 stituent of calumba, the root of Jateorhiza columba, 

 found by B5deker ; it is soluble in alcohol and alka- 

 line solutions, nearly insoluble in water. A., Cam- 

 bogie, CjqH^O^, the red-yellow acid resin obtained 

 from gamboge ; soluble in alcohol and ether. A., 

 Camphoglycuronic, C )6 H 24 8 , an acid found by 

 Schmiedeberg and Meyer in urine after the ingestion 

 of camphor. There are 2 isomerids, a- and ^-cam- 

 phoglycuronic acids, the first of which is levorotary. 

 The action of dilute acids converts them into glycu- 

 ronic acid and campherol. A., Carballylic. See 

 A., Tricarballylic. A., Carbocinchomeronic. See 

 A. , Pyridintricarboxylic . A., Carbolic, Camphor- 

 ated, a mixture of carbolic acid I part and camphor 

 3 parts. A., Carbolic, Chlorinated. See Trichlor- 

 phenol (Illus. Diet.). A., Carbolic, Iodized, a solu- 

 tion of 20 parts of iodin in 76 parts of carbolic acid 

 with the addition of 4 parts of glycerin. It is used as an 

 antiseptic and escharotic. A., Carbolsulfuric, a mix- 

 ture of equal parts of crude carbolic acid and concen- 

 trated sulfuric acid. It is used as a disinfectant in 2<& 

 to 3^ solution. A., Carbonaceous. See Carbon 

 Dioxid. A., Carnic, C, H ]5 N s O 5 , a sulfur free com- 

 pound resembling antipeptone obtained by Siegfried 

 from milk and muscles. It is soluble in water and 

 warm alcohol and gives several crystalline salts. 

 Whether it is a physiologic constituent of muscle or 

 only an elaboration product is unsettled. A., Caseic, 

 I. Lactic acid (a. z:). 2. Of Proust — shown by Bra- 

 connot to be a modification of acetic acid combined with 

 an acrid oil. A., Catechinic, A., Catechuic. See 

 Catechin (Illus. Diet.). A., Catechuinic, a decom- 

 position product of catechin by action of caustic pot- 

 ash. A., Catechutannic, C, 5 H u 6 (J. Lowe), red- 

 dish-brown lumps, scales, or powder extracted from 

 Acacia catechu, Willd., by water. It is soluble in 

 alcohol and slightly in water and is used as an astrin- 

 gent. Ferric salts color it a dirty green. A., 

 Cathartic. Same as A., Cathartinic (Illus. Diet.). 

 A., Cerasinic. See Cerasin (Illus. Diet.). A., 

 Cerebric, Yauquelin and Fremy's name for impure 

 cerebrin. A. of Chalk, A., Cnalky, carbonic acid. 



