ALTHAIN 



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ALUMINIUM 



I part ; water, 70 parts ; lard, 44 parts ; yellow wax, 

 6 parts. Syn., Dialtha-as. 



lthain (al'-tha-in). A substance found by Bacon in 

 marshraallow root, identical with asparagin. 

 lthionate {al-tiu f -on-at) [alcohol ; tieiov, sulfur]. 

 A salt of althionic acid. 



lum. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. To treat with alum. A., 

 Alumina-, a mixture of alum and aluminium sulfate, 

 A., Aluminium-, an alum composed of a double sul- 

 fate of aluminium and another radicle. A., Burnt, 

 alum dried by heat ; a spongy, pulverizable substance. 

 It is used as an astringent and on fungous growths. 

 . 5-30 gr.(o. 333 -I.944 gm.). Syn., Calcined 

 alum: A umen exsiccatum; Alumen ustum. A., Cae- 

 sium. See Aluminium and cczsium sulfate. A., Cae- 

 sium and Rubidium. See Aluminium, caesium, and 

 ulfate. A. -cake, impure aluminium sulfate 

 j containing about 17.% of alum and soluble in water. 

 A., Calcined. See A., Burnt. A. -cataplasm, A. 

 Curd, an application for sore eyes consisting of white of 

 egg coagulated with alum. A., Chrome, A., Chro- 

 mic, A., Chromium. See Chromium and potassium 

 A., Compound Powder of, a combination 

 of 2 parts of crude alum and I part of kino. Syn., 

 ' Alumen kinosatum. A., Concentrated, aluminium 

 sulfite. A., Copper. See Copper, Aluminated. A., 

 Cubic, that occurring in crystalline cubes. A., Dried. 

 See A., Burnt. A., English, ordinary alum. A., 

 Feather, A., Feathered, 1. Alum occurring in a 

 fibrous form. 2. Asbestos. A., Ferric. See A., 

 Iron. A., Flowers of, that occurring in a white 

 efflorescent layer upon minerals which have been sub- 

 jected to heat. A., Hairy. Same as A., Feather. 

 A. -hematoxylin, a purple stain for tissues obtained 

 from an alcoholic solution of hematoxylin by addition of 

 an aqueous solution of potassium alum. A. Hydrate, 

 alumuiium hydrate. A., Ice. See A., Roman. A., 

 Indium, indium and ammonium sulfate. A., Iron, 

 iron and potassium sulfate or a double sulfate of iron 

 and another radicle. A., Liquid, combined alum, 

 1a, and iron oxid. Syn., Ro:k butter. A., 

 Manganese, a double sulfate of manganese and 

 another radicle, particularly manganese and potassium 

 sulfate. A.. Manganic Ammonium. See Manganese 

 and Ammonium sulfate. A. -meal, alum in the form 

 of a very tine powder. A., Melian, alum from Melos. 

 A., Muriated, aluminium chlorid. A. -ointment, an 

 unguent composed of lard, alum, and turpentine. A., 

 Plumose. See A., Feather. A., Porous, alumin- 

 ium sulfate rendered porous by treating the solution 

 irom which it crystallizes with sodium bicarbonate. 

 A., Potash-, A., Potassa, A., Potassic, A., Potas- 

 sium-, an alum containing potassium, particularly or- 

 dinary alum, or aluminium and potassium sulfate (a. v. ). 

 A. -poultice. See A. -cataplasm. A., Roach, A., 

 Roche, A., Rock, a pure alum tinged with pink, 

 wrought from Rocca in Syria. A. -rock. See Alunite. 

 A., Roman, an alum obtained from Tolfa, Italy, 

 >vhere it is made from alunite ; it forms crvstalline 

 mbes, often of orange-red hue. A., Round, that 

 'haned into round masses by hand. A., Scissile, 

 lative alum occurring in efflorescent form. A , Scotch, 

 1 form of ammonia-alum containing potash, made near 

 Paisley. A., Soluble. See A.. Concentrated. A.- 

 stone. See Alunite. A., Thallic, A., Thallium, 

 'iluminium and thallium sulfate Al,( SO.), . TLSO.- 

 -24II.O. - V 4 ' 3 ' 4 



umeniferous. See Aluminiferous (Illus. Diet.). 

 ; umenized (al-u'-men-izd). Treated or mixed with 



™|a. See Alumina (Illus. Diet. 1 ). 



Alumina in combination with acids. 





Alumin. See Alumina (Illus. Diet.). 



Aluminaris, Aluminarius {al-u-min-a'-ris, -a'-re-us). 

 See Aluminous. 



Aluminated [al-u-jnin-a'-ted ). Combined with alum, 

 alumina, or aluminium. 



Aluminatum (al-u-min-a'-tum). A decoction of \ or. 

 of alum in a pint of lemon juice, used in treatment of 

 pustules on the face. 



Aluminatus. See Aluminated. 



Aluminic, Aluminicus (al-u-min'-ik, -us). Relating 

 to or having the nature of alum. 



Aluminiform {al-u-min / -e-/orm). Resembling alum in 

 form and appearance. 



Aluminite \al-u'-min-if\. Native hydrous sulfate of 

 aluminium occurring in small snow-white or yellowish 

 roundish masses. 



Aluminium. 1 See Illus. Diet.) A. Acetate, A1 2 0.- 

 4C 2 H 3 0., — 4HjO, a white granulated powder or a 

 gummy mass, insoluble in water. It is used as an 

 internal and external disinfectant. Dose, 5-10 gr. 

 (0.3-0.6 gm.) 3 times daily. A. Acetoborate, 

 translucent hygroscopic scales or granules, soluble in 

 water ; it is antiseptic and disinfectant. A. Aceto- 

 glycerinate, glycerite of aluminium acetate, a white 

 powder of vinegar-like odor, not easily soluble in 

 water and having one-fifth the strength of aluminium 

 acetotartrate ; it is used in 50^ solution in diseases 

 of the nose, throat, and ear. A. Acetotartrate, 

 an energetic nontoxic disinfectant and astringent, oc- 

 curring in yellowish granules or transparent scales, 

 with a sour taste ; it is slowly but easily soluble in 

 water, insoluble in alcohol, ether, and glycerin. It is 

 applied in 0.5^ to 2^ solutions in diseases of the air- 

 passages; for chilblains 50^ solution. A. -alum. 

 See under Alum. A. -amalgam, an alloy of alumin- 

 ium and mercury. A. and Ammonium Salicylate. 

 See Salicylate, Ammeniated. A. and Ammonium 

 Sulfate. See A. Ammonia: (Illus. Diet.). A. 

 Arsenate, Al As 6 0.„. a combination of aluminium and 

 arsenic acid. A. Benzoate, Al 2 ( C T H 5 2 ) g , a white 

 crystalline powder. A. Bichromate, Al 3 Cr,0,, red 

 crystals soluble in water. A. Borate, 2Al.,0 3 B 2 0j 

 4-3H 2 0, a white granular powder soluble in water. 

 A. Boroformate, shining, pearl-like, colored crystals, 

 with sweet, faintly astringent taste ; soluble in water 

 and dilute alcohol, prepared from freshly precipitated 

 aluminium hydrate dissolved in 2 parts of formic acid, 

 I part of boric acid, and 7 parts of water. It is used 

 as an astringent and antiseptic. A. Borotannate, a 

 reaction-product from tannic acid with borax and 

 aluminium sulfate containing 76 r <- tannin, 13.23 "v 

 alumina, 10.71 c ' c boric acid ; a light-brown powder, 

 soluble in dilute tartaric acid, insoluble in water ; used 

 as a disinfectant and astringent in skin diseases, applied 

 pure or attenuated in ointment or dusting-powder. Syn. , 

 Cutal : Cufol. A. Borotannotartrate, a compound of 

 aluminium borotannate and tartaric acid; it is soluble 

 in water and is used externally in skin diseases 

 and in gonorrhea in 0.5 O to 10 V solution. Syn., 

 Soluble cutal or cutol. A. Borotartrate, white 

 crystals, with astringent taste ; soluble in water. 

 An energetic, astringent, nonirritant antiseptic, used 

 externally in inflammatory diseases of the throat 

 and nose, and applied in substance or in solution 

 with the addition of glycerin. Syn., Boral A. 

 Bromid, Al,Br 6 , white shining plates; soluble in 

 water and alcohol ; melts at 93 C. In combination 

 with aluminium chlorid it is used as a gargle in 

 diphtheria or taken internally. A. -bronze, a hard, 

 malleable, yellow alloy of I part aluminium with 9 

 parts of copper. A. and Caesium and Rubidium 

 Sulfate, AljCsRb(S0 4 ) 4 -f- 24HjO, soluble in water. 



