ACID 



A., Spermanucleinic, C w H 5l X u O, 7 . 2l' 2 3 , a pri- 

 . nucleinic acid occurring in semen ; it contains xan- 

 . hypoxanthin, and adenin as bases, and gives rise 

 vulinic acid. A., Spnacelinic, an acid, regarded 

 as the constituent of ergot, which causes gangrene and 

 develops the cachexia of the disease. A., Spiraeic, 

 A., Spiroylous. See Aldehyd, Salicylic ( Illus. Diet.). 

 Stearophanic. See A., Stearic (Illus. Diet.). 

 , Stearoricinic. See A., Ricinostearic. A., Stib- 

 3 , white or grayish crystalline powder used 

 an expectorant and emetic. See Antimonium oxid 

 us. Diet.). Svn., Anhydrous antimonious acid ; 

 'imonious oxid of antimony ; Antimony trioxid. A., 

 ibous, CjjHjjOj iGmelin), a crystalline substance 

 im oil of bitter almonds by action of fuming sulfuric 

 d. A., Strychninic. Same as A., Jgusuric (Illus. 

 A., Styrolic, A., Styrylic. See A., Cinua- 

 Illus. Diet.). A., Sudoric. See A., Hidrotic. 

 of Sugar, oxalic acid. A.. Sulfaminbarbituric. 

 A., Thionuric. A., Sulfazorized, a classof acids 

 ed from potassium nitrite by action of sulfurous acid. 

 Sulfindigotic. A., Sulfindylic. See A , Indigosul- 

 k. A., Sulfo-. See A., TJu'o-. A., Sulfoanilic. 

 A. t Sulphanilic (Illus. Diet). A., Sulfocarbo- 

 c. See A., Xanihic (Illus. Diet.). A., Sulfocho- 

 . See A., Taurocholic (Illus. Diet. ). A., Sulfocy- 

 hydric. A., Sulfocyanic, CXHS, rhodanic acid 

 lus. Diet. ). A., Sulfoindigotic. See A., Jndigosul- 

 ■ . A., Sulfoindylic. See A., Indigosulfonic. A., 

 lfonilic. See A., Sulphanilic (Illus. Diet.). A., 

 lfophenic. See A., Sulphocarbolic (Illus. Diet.). 

 , Sulfophenolic, phenolsulfonic acid. See under 

 phonic (Illus. Diet.). A., Sulfopurpuric. 

 A., Indigotinmonosulfuric. A., Sulfosalicylic, 

 H,SO g , an acid obtained from salicylic acid by the 

 ion of sulfuric anhydrid, occurring as white crystals 

 uble in water and alcohol, melting at 120° C, and 

 ored an intense violet-red by ferric chlorid. It is 

 das a test for albumin in urine. Syn., A . ,Salicylsul- 

 •nir. A., Sulfothiocarbonic. See A., Xanthogenic. 

 , Sulfotumenolic. See Tumenol (Illus. Diet). 

 , Sulfuric, English, ordinary sulfuric acid. A., 

 "uric, Fuming, H 2 S0 4 . S0 3 , an oily liquid, fum- 

 the air, obtained by roasting ferrous sulfate. 

 Syn., A'ordhaitien oil of vitriol ; Nordhausen acid. A., 

 Sulfurocarbolic, a combination of sulfuric and car- 

 bolic acids, used as an antiseptic. A., Sumbulic, A., 

 Sumbulolic. See .7., Angelic (Illus. Diet.). A., Syl- 

 vic, A., Sylvinic, C^H^Oj, a constituent of col- 

 ophony which appears after much research to be a 

 mixture of two acids, one dextrorotary, the other 

 levorotary. A., Tanningenic, A., Tanningic. See 

 Catechin (Illus. Diet.). A., Tartaric, Inactive. 

 See A., Mesotartaric. A. of Tartar, tartaric acid. 

 A., Tartarous, tartaric acid. A., Tartralic, C S H I0 - 



10,, (Schiff), Fremy's name for a dibasic acid, oc- 

 curring as an amorphous deliquescent mass obtained by 

 heating ordinary tartaric acid to I40°-I50° C. Syn.. 

 A., Ditartrylic : Isotartaric acid : Dilartaric acid. A., 

 Tartrelic, C 8 H„O 10 , is produced when tartaric acid is 

 heated for some time to 180 C. It forms deliques- 

 cent crystals. A., Taurocarbamic, C 3 H,X.,S0 4 , a 

 mic acid appearing in the urine after the ingestion 

 taurin. A., Taurylic, Stadeler's name for a sub- 

 nce discovered in cow's urine which proved to 

 be cresol. A., Temulentic, C,,H 42 XO, 9 , a crystal- 

 line acid isolated from seeds of Lolium temulentum, to 

 1 which the vertigo produced by the ingestion of this 

 attributed. A., Tetr'aboric, H 2 B 4 0-, boric 



I arid heated to 160 C. , forming a glassv mass. ' Syn., 

 Pyroboric acid. A., Tetrahydric. Same as A., Tetra- 



33 ACID 



toniic. A., Tetrathiodichlorsalicylic, (S 2 : C 6 HC1- 

 [OH]COOH) 2 , obtained from salicylic acid by the 

 action of sulfuryl chlorid and heat ; it occurs as a red- 

 dish-yellow powder, soluble in aqueous alkalis. It is 

 antiseptic and used as a dusting-powder. A., Tetra- 

 tomic, an acid having 4 atoms of replaceable hydro- 

 gen. A., Thebolactic, an acid found as a constant 

 ingredient of opium, but later identified as ordinary 

 lactic acid. A., Thiacetic. See A., Thioacetic. A., 

 Thiacetylenic. See A., Thioacetic. A., Thio-, an 

 acid in which sulfur is substituted for oxygen. A., 

 Thioacetic, C 2 H 4 OS, a clear, pungent, sour liquid 

 with a sulfureted hydrogen odor, obtained from glacial 

 acetic acid and phosphorus pentasulfid. It boils at 

 93 C. ; sp. gr. 1.074 at io° C. It is used as a substi- 

 tute for sulfureted hydrogen in analysis. Syn., Ethanc- 

 thiolic acid ; Thiacetylenic acid; Thiacetic acid ; Ace- 

 tosulfuric acid. A., Thiocyanic. See A., Rhodanie 

 (Illus. Diet. 1. A., Thiolinic, a dark mass, con- 

 sisting of linseed oil and sulfur dioxid, used in skin 

 diseases. Syn., Sulfurated linseed oil ; Thiolin. A., 

 Thioncarbonthiol. See A., Xanthogenic. A., 

 Thionuric, A., Thiouric, C 4 H 5 N 3 S0 6 , a dibasic crys- 

 talline acid obtained from heating alloxan with ammo- 

 nium sulfite. Syn., Sulfaminbarbituric acid. A., 

 Thiophenic, C 4 H 3 S . COOH, an oxidation product 

 of thiophen and analogous in properties to benzoic 

 acid. A., Thiophenuric, C-H.NS0 3 . an acid 

 formed in the body by the conjugation of glycocoll 

 with thiophenic acid and eliminated in the urine. A., 

 Thiosalicylic, C-H 6 S0 2 , a brownish yellow mass ob- 

 tained from amidobenzoic acid by the successive action 

 of nitrous acid and sulfureted hydrogen ; a surgical 

 antiseptic. A., Thymic. See Thymol (Illus. Diet. ). 

 A., Thyminic, C 16 H 23 X.,Oj-.I > • a secondary nucleinic 

 sxrid obtained from adenylic and other primary nucleic 

 acids after the separation of the nucleinic bases. On 

 decomposition with strong sulfuric acid it yields a crys- 

 talline substance called thymin. A., Thymolsul- 

 fonic, C 10 H 14 SO 4 , obtained from thymol by the action 

 of sulfuric acid. It occurs in pearly crystalline plates, 

 soluble in water and alcohol, melting at qi°-92° C. 

 A., Thymonucleinic, C^H^XjO^Pj, a primary nu- 

 cleinic acid occurring in the thymus gland and con- 

 taining adenin and guanin as bases ; it gives rise to 

 levulinic acid. A., Tiglic, A., Tiglinic, C 5 H 8 0„ 

 an acid found in croton oil and Roman cumin oil, is a 

 mixture of glycerol esters of various fatty acids, crys- 

 tallizes in triclinic tablets soluble in hot water, melts 

 at 64.5 C, boils at 198. 5 C, and has an aromatic 

 odor. Syn., ./., n- Methylcrotonic ; Crotonolic acid. A., 

 a-Toluic, A., n-Toluylic. See A., Phenylacetic (Illus. 

 Diet.). A., Toluric, C 10 H„XO.„ a nitrogenous acid 

 found in the urine and derived from the conjugation 

 of glycocoll with toluic acid. A., Toncic. See 

 Coumarin (Illus. Diet.). A., Toxicodendric, ac- 

 cording to Maisch, the active toxic principle contained 

 in Rhus toxicodendron. A.. Tribasic, an acid hav- 

 ing 3 replaceable hydrogen atoms. A., Tricarbal- 

 lylic, C 3 H 5 (CO,Hi 3 , is obtained as a by-product in the 

 manufacture of beet- sugar and forms rhombic crystals 

 soluble in alcohol and water, melting at 158 C. 

 Syn., A., Carballylic ; PropenyUricarboxylic acid;- 

 Glyceryltricarbonic acid. A., Trichlorbutylglycu- 

 ronic, an acid occurring in the urine and pro- 

 duced in the body by conjugation of trichlorbutyl 

 alcohol and of butyl chloral hydrate with glycuronic 

 acid. A., Trichlorcarbolic. See Trichlotphenol 

 (Illus. Diet.). A., Trichlorphenic. See Trichlor- 

 fhenol (Illus. Diet.). A., Trimethacetic, A., Tri- 

 methylacetic. See A., Valeric, Tertiary. A., Tri- 

 methylcarbincarbonic. See A., Valeric, Tertiary, 



