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give Millon's nor the biuret reaction and contains no 

 sulfur. On decomposition with mineral acids by boil- 

 ing it yields nucleinic bases and phosphoric acid 

 [Simon]. A., Podocarpinic, C 17 H 22 3 , an acid 

 found as the principal constituent of the resin of 

 Podocarpus cupressina, R. Br. A., Polyatomic, one 

 containing several atoms of replaceable hydrogen. 

 A., Polybasic, acids containing several carboxyl 

 groups. A., Polychromic. See A., Aloetic. A., 

 Polyhydric. Same as A., Polyatomic. A., Pro- 

 penyltricarboxylic. See A., Tricarballylic. A., 

 Propionic, C 3 H 6 2 , an oxidation product of propylic 

 alcohol ; it is a clear colorless liquid with an odor like 

 butyric and acetic acids and a specific gravity of 1.013 

 at O C. ; it is miscible with water and boils at 141 C. 

 A., Propionylsalicylic, a compound obtained from 

 salicylic acid by action of anhydrous propionic acid. 

 It is used in gout and rheumatism. A., Pseudacetic, 

 A., Pseudoacetic. See A., Propionic. A., Purreic, 

 A., Purrheic. Same as A., Euxant/iic (Illus. Diet.). 

 A., Pyridincarbonic, picolinic acid. See under 

 Picolinic (Illus. Diet.). A., Pyridintricarboxylic, 

 A., Pyridintricarbonic, C 8 H 5 N0 6 , an oxidation prod- 

 uct of cinchona alkaloids; it is a white crystalline 

 powder, soluble in water and alcohol, and melting at 

 250 C. It is antipyretic, antiseptic, and antiperiodic, 

 and is used in whooping-cough, typhoid and intermit- 

 tent fevers, etc., and externally as an injection in ure- 

 thral inflammation. Dose, IO grains 5 times daily. Syn., 

 A., Carbocinchomeronic. A., Pyro-, an acid formed 

 from another acid by action of heat. A., Pyroglucic. 

 See Pyrodextrin (Illus. Diet.). A., Pyroguaiacic. 

 See Guaiacol (Illus. Diet.). A., Pyrolactic. See 

 Lactid (Illus. Diet.). A., Pyroleic. See A., Se- 

 bacic (Illus. Diet.). A., a-Pyrolidincarbonic, 

 C 5 H 9 N0 2 , a product of proteid cleavage differing from 

 all others in having a nitrogen-containing ring. A., 

 Pyrolithic. See A., Tricyanic (Illus. Diet.). 

 A., Pyrolivilic, A., Pyroolivilic, an oily liquid ob- 

 tained by Sobrero by dry distillation of olivil having 

 the composition and properties of eugenol, and is 

 either identical with this or with isoeugenol. A., 

 Pyronecarboxylic. Same as A., Coi/ianic (Illus. 

 Diet.). A., a-Pyronedicarboxylic. See A., Cheli- 

 donic (Illus. Diet.). A., Pyroracemic. See A., 

 Pyruvic (Illus. Diet.). A., Pyrosorbic. See A., 

 Maleic. A., Pyrouvic. See A. , Pyruvic (Illus. Diet.). 

 A., Quassic, C 30 H w Oi , a dibasic crystalline acid ob- 

 tained by decomposing quassin with hydrochloric acid. 

 A.,Quercetic, A.,Quercetinic, C 15 H 10 O 7 -f- 3H 2 0, an 

 acid obtained from quercetin by action of caustic pot- 

 ash, forming silky needles, easily soluble in alcohol 

 and in ether, sparingly soluble in water; it reduces sil- 

 ver solutions and with ferric chlorid gives an intensely 

 blue-black color. A., Quercitric. See Quercitrin 

 (Illus. Diet.). A., Quillayaic. See A., Quillaic (Il- 

 lus. Diet.). A., Quinethonic, C u H 18 9 , an acid found 

 in the urine after administration of phenetol. A., 

 Quinolincarboxylic. See A., Cinckoninic (Illus. 

 Diet.). A., Quinopicric, a mixture of quinin and 

 cinchonin picrates, occurring as a brownish powder; it 

 was proposed as a succedaneum for quinin sulfate. 

 A., Quinovic, C 2< H 3s 4 (Hlasiwetz and Gilm.), a de- 

 composition product of quinin; a tasteless, white, 

 crystalline powder; dextrorotary ; soluble in ether^end 

 chloroform, slightly in alcohol, insoluble in water. 

 Syn., Kinovic at id. A. Radicle. See under Radicle. 

 A., Rapic, A., Rapinic,C 18 I 1 34 2 , an acid found in rape 

 oil as glycerol ester. A. -reaction. See under Reaction. 

 A., Regianic, C 6 H 6 7 , a black amorphous acid ob- 

 tained by Phipton from the shells of unripe butternuts, 

 Juglans cinerea. With alkalis it forms soluble purple 



salts and with lead oxid an insoluble brown-violet salt. 

 A., Resorcindisulfonic, C 6 H 6 S 2 8 + 2H 2 0, ob- 

 tained from resorcin by the action of sulfuric acid, oc- 

 curring as deliquescent needles, soluble in water and 

 alcohol. A., Ricinic, an acid obtained from castor oil 

 by dry distillation or by saponification. A., Ricino- 

 stearic, an acid produced in the saponification of cas- 

 tor oil. Syn., A., Margaritic. A., Sabadillic. See A., 

 Tiglic. A., Saccharinic. See A., Saccharic (Illus! 

 Diet.). A., Saccharolactonic, an aldehydic acid 

 midway between gluconic acid and saccharinic acid 

 occurring in the animal body as a transformation prod- 

 uct of the latter. A., Salicylacetic, A., Salicylo- 

 acetic, C 9 H 8 O s , a reaction product of sodium salicvl- 

 ate in a soda solution with sodium monochlor- 

 acetate, occurring in lustrous leaflets, soluble in boil- 

 ing water and alcohol ; slightly in cold water, ether, 

 chloroform, and benzene; melts at 1 88° C. It is an- 

 tiseptic and used as salicylic acid. Syn., Acet 

 acid ; Salicyloxyacetic acid ; Salicylhydroxyacetic acid, 

 A., Salicylhydroxyacetic. See A., Sali 

 A., Salicylous. See Aldchyd, Salicylic (Illos.1 

 Diet.). A., Salicyloxyacetic. See A.. 

 acetic. A., Salicylsulfonic, A., Salicylsulfuric i 

 See A., Sulfosalicylic . A., Santalic. Same 

 talin (Illus. Diet.). A., Santoic, C, 5 H 20 O 4 , yellow, 

 granular or rhombic crystals, isomeric but not identical 

 with santoninic acid, obtained by boiling santonin 

 with baryta- water. It is soluble in alcohol, ether, ami 

 chloroform, and melts at 171 C. A., Santonic! 

 See A., Santoninic (Illus. Diet.). It is also applied 

 to A., Santoic. A., Santous, C 15 H 20 O :l , a product ot| 

 the reduction of santonin with hydriodic acid ; it ; ; 

 dextrorotary and melts at 179 C. A., Sarcylic, a pri 

 mary neucleinic acid yielding hypoxanthin on deconi 

 position. Syn., A., Hypoxanthylic. A., Sclerotic. Se 

 A., Sclerotinic (Illus. Diet.). A., Scoparic. Sr 

 Scoparin (Illus. Diet.). A., Scymnolsulfuric, al 

 acid found in the bile of the shark [Scymnus borA 

 alis). A., Scytodephic, A., Scytodepsic, tannil 

 acid. A. of Sea Salt, hydrochloric acid. A., Sebaj 

 cinic, A., Sebacylic, sebacic acid. See undo 

 (Illus. Diet.). A., Selenous, A., Selenious, 

 a diatomic, diabasic acid obtained from selenium b 

 the action of hot nitric acid, crystallizing in colorles' 

 long, transparent prisms, soluble in water with heat. A : 

 Selinic, a peculiar acid found by Peschier in the roo ' 

 of Peucedanum palustrc. A., Septic, nitric acid. A, 

 Shikiminic, C 7 H 10 O 5 , a monobasic acid obtained Iroij 

 the fruits of Illicium anisatum, L. It is a crystallir 

 powder melting at l78°-l8o° C. It is converted in' 

 protocatechuic acid on fusion with potash. A., S;l 

 cic, 1. SI0 2 , a snow-white bulky powder obtaine] 

 from a solution of silicates by the action of miners] 

 acid. It is soluble in a hot alkali solution ; 

 tated silica. 2. See A., Ort/iosilicic. A., Silicc 

 fluorhydric, A., Silicofluoric. See A., 

 jluosilicic. A., Skatolacetic, C 8 H 5 (CI1,0N 

 C0 2 H, a product of the decay of albuminates, meltiij 

 at 134 C. A., Skatolamidoacetic, according 

 Nencki, an acid existing preformed in tin 

 molecule. A., Skatolcarbonic. A., Skatolcarboxyli 

 C 10 H 9 NO 2 , an acid formed during the process 

 minous putrefaction, and a normal constituent ol lniinri 

 urine. It melts at 165 C. Syn.. ./., ,i -..'. 

 dolcarboxylic. A., Skatolsulfuric, CgH 8 NS0 4 H, (j 

 acid appearing as the potassium salt in the uri 

 administration of skatol. It has been observed in coi 

 siderable quantity in diabetic mine. A., Skatoxy 

 glycuronic, a substance formed in the body I 

 gation of skatol and glycocoll and eliminated in tlj 

 urine. A., Skatoxylsulfuric. See A., Skatolsnlf\ 



