ALGOSE 



53 



ALKATRIT 



igose (af-goi) [algidus, cold]. Extremely cold, 

 .gospastic, Algospasticus {al-go-spasl'-ik. -us) [a/.- 

 jain ; a-acruidr, a pulling]. Resembling or of 

 are of painful cramps. 



us). Pertaining to Alga. - 

 idaJ al-han'-dal) [Ar., AP handhal}. Colo- 

 A., Trochisci-, troches consisting of 5 parts 

 locynth pulp and 1 part of -gam arabic. Dose, 



-i-sik'-lik) [a/.eioao, fat ; kik/jk, a circle]. 



Lining to any hydroaromatic derivative having a 



formation, carbocyclic, but approaching the ali- 



I^Hc derivatives in chemic behavior. Syn., Aliphatic 



:ed al-yen-a f -ted) [alienare, to withdraw]. I. 

 Insane. 2. Gangrenous. 

 ienatio n-a'-she-o). See Alienation (Illus. 



A. partis, gangrene, 

 ienation. Mental. A term embracing every aberra- 

 tion from normal mental activity. 

 ienis~ [alienare, to deprive of reason]. 



idy and treatment of mental disorders. 



ima (al-r"-mah) [a'/>uoc, without hunger]. Nutritious 



I^^Haces. 



iment. (See Illus. Diet.) A., Accessory, A.. 



Adjective, a condiment. A., Substantive, a food 



1 1 *ith. nutritive value as distinguished from a condi- 



imental. See Alimentary (Illus. Diet.). 

 imentary, Curative. See AHmentolherapy. 



ntation. (See Illus. Diet.) A., Artificial. 



:, Artificial (Illus. Diet). A., Artificial-, 



:ed. See Feeding, Forced (Illus. Diet.). A., 



Iodic-, the administration of iodin with the food. A., 



Voluntary-, the nourishment of those who are willing 



e fed, but are incapacitated. 



tative {al-im-entf-a-tii). Relating to nourish- 



-r.tativeness, Alimentiveness {nl-im-ent'-a-tiz- 

 ientf-iv-nes). The natural instinct for taking 



-.totherapy (al-im-enl'-o-ther'-ap-e). The treat - 

 of disease by systematic feeding. 



'/-//). A commercial pure culture of Ba- 



'tnbachiensis. claimed to have the power of 



g free nitrogen and of producing nitrogenous com- 



-oil. 

 t:tion (al-in-jetf-shun) [alcohol; inicere, to in- 

 A process of preserving anatomic specimens by 

 epeated injections of alcohol. 

 i phatic \al-e-faf-ik) [a/uoap, fat]. Fatty. A.- 



yclic .die. 



' sphenoidalia {al-is-fe-noid-a f -le-ah). The greater 

 1 of the sphenoid. 



{al-iz-ar'-am-id). C, 4 H 6 2 { °JJ . A 



crystalline substance obtained from boiling a 

 solution of alizarin in ammonia. Syn., Amido- 

 uinori. 



(al-iz-ar'-c-in). See Alizarimid. 

 The oriental name for madder. 



ir'-ik). Relating to or having the 

 of alizarin. 



(al-iz-ar'-im-id). C„H-XO,. A violet- 

 substance obtained from nocculent precipitated 

 by action of ammonia with heat ; it becomes 

 black on drying. Syn , Al/zarein. 



(See Illus. Diet."' A., Blue-green. See 



Pigimnt. A. -bordeaux. See under Pigment. 



een. See Pigments, Conspectus of (Illus. 



A. -indigo-blue. See under Pigment. 



ellow. See Gallacetophenon (Illus. Diet.). 



Alk [Ar., L~lk~\. A gum resin from the terebinth tree, 

 Pistacia terebinthus, L. 



Alkadermic (al-ka-dui'-mik) [alkali: dipua, skin]. 

 Pertaining to or containing an alkaloid used in sub- 

 cutaneous injection. 



Aikabol. See Alcohol. 



Alkalescence. (See Illus. Diet.) A. of the Humors, 

 a tendency of the system to alkaline or putrid fermen- 

 tation. 



Alkalescentia {al-kal-es-ent'-she-ah). I. Alkales- 

 cence. 2. Alkalinizing drugs or agents. 



Alkali, t See Illus. Diet ) A., Acetated Vegetal, 

 potassium acetate. A., Acetated Volatile, ammo- 

 nium acetate. A., Aerated, a combination of an 

 alkali with carbonic acid ; potassium, sodium, or am- 

 monium carbonate. A., Aerated Fixed Mineral-, 

 sodium carbonate. A., Aerated Fixed Vegetal, 

 potassium carbonate. A., Aerated Volatile, ammo- 

 nium carbonate. A. -albuminate, a soluble powder 

 used as a culture-medium in bacteriology. A., Ani- 

 mal-, ammonia. A., Deliquescent, potash. A., 

 Effervescing-, a carbonate of an alkali. A.. Effer- 

 vescing Fixed Mineral, sodium carbonate. A., 

 Effervescing Fixed Vegetal, potassium carbonate. 

 A., Effervescing Volatile, ammonium carbonate. 

 A., Marine, soda. A., Mephitic Volatile, ammo- 

 nium carbonate. A. -metal, a metal of which the oxid 

 combines with water to form an alkali. A., Mineral-, 

 any inorganic alkali. A., Organic, one forming an 

 essential constituent of an organism. A., Prussian-, 

 a cyanid of an alkali-metal. A., Urinary-, ammonia. 

 A., Vegetal, potash ; also applied to the alkaloids. 

 A., Volatile, ammonium ; also ammonium carbonate. 



Alkalifiable (al-kal-if-i' -a-bl). Capable of being con- 

 verted into an alkali. 



Alkalify | al-kaf -if-i). To transform into an alkali. 



Alkalimetric (al-kal-i-met'-rik). Reladng to alkalim- 

 etry. 



Alkalious (al-kaP-e-us). Alkaline. 



Alkalitbia (al-kal-itlt / -e-ah). An effervescent prepara- 

 tion used in rheumatism, said to contain I gr. caffein, 

 5 gr. lithium bicarbonate, 10 gr. sodium bicarbonate, 

 in each heaping teaspoonful. Dose. 1 heaped tea- 

 spoonful 3 times daily in a large glass of water. 



Alkalizate {al-kar'-izdt). 1. To- render alkaline. 2. 

 Alkaline. 3. An alkaline substance. 



Alkaloid. (See Illus. Diet) A., Animal. See Leu- 

 komain (Illus. Diet. ). A., Artificial, one produced 

 synthetically. A., Cadaveric or Putrefactive. See 

 • Ptomain (Illus, Diet.). A., Glucosid, a substance 

 which exhibits the characteristics of an alkaloid, but 

 is capable of decomposition into sugar and another 

 substance when acted upon by dilute acid. A., Nar- 

 cotic, an alkaloid having narcotic properties. 



Alkaloimeter (al-kalo-im* '-et-ur). A modification of 

 the alkalimeter for estimating the amount of an alka- 

 loid in a solution. 



Alkaloimetry (al-kal-o-inr" -el-re). The quantitative es- 

 timation of alkaloids. 



Alkaluretic. (See Illus. Diet) 2. A drug rendering 

 the urine alkaline. 



Alkametric (al-ka-me^-rik) [alkali ; uirpor. a meas- 

 ure]. Pertaining to a metric dose of an alkaloid. 



Alkane (al'-kdn). See Paraffin (2) (Illus. Diet.). 



Alkanin. See Alkannin (Illus. Diet. 1. 



Alkargen (al-kar'-jen) [aJkarsin ; ; error, to produce]. 

 Dimethylarsenic acid, obtained from alkarsin by the 

 action of water. 



Alkasal {aP-ka-zal). See Aluminium-potassium sali- 

 cylate. 



Alkatrit (al'-ka-trit) [alkali ; triturare, to rub together]. 

 A triturate made from an alkaloid. 



