AMMONIUM 



Tartrate, a reddish-brown substance. Dose, 10-30 

 0.65-1.9 gm. ). A. Lactate, XH 4 C 3 H 5 3 , a 

 clear, colorless, syrupy liquid, soluble in water and 

 alcohol. It decomposes when warm. A. Melli- 

 tate, (XHJjCjjH^,, -(- 4.H. 2 0, a white powder or 

 prisms, soluble in water ; obtained by boiling pow- 

 dered mellite in ammonia solution of ammonium car- 

 bonate. A. Metavanadate. See A. Vanadate. 

 A. Molybdate, (XH 4 UMo0 4 , colorless prisms ; de- 

 composes by water, efflorescent in the air, soluble in 

 dilute solution of ammonium chlorid. A. Mucate, 

 XH 4 ).,C fi H..O,, white crystalline powder, soluble in 

 ter. A. muriate. See A. Chlorid (Illus. Diet.). 

 Nitrite, XH 4 X0 2 , indistinct crystals or clear yel- 

 liquid, soluble in water, decomposes with heat. 

 Oleate, XH 4 C 18 H 33 2 , a jelly liquefying with heat, 

 ble in alcohol and ether. Syn., Ammonia soap. A. 

 alate, ( XH 4 ) 2 C 2 4 -J- H,0, shining rhombic prisms, 

 ble in water. A. Oxalurate, XH 4 C s H.jX' 2 4 , silky 

 les, soluble in hot water, obtained from ammonium 

 banate with hot water. A. Oxaminate, XH 4 C 2 - 

 . obtained from ammonia with an alcoholic 

 solution of ethyl oxalate. A. Palmitate, XH 4 C 16 - 

 H 3I 0.,C 1( .H,.,< >.,. a hard, white, soapy mass, soluble in 

 hot alcohol and ether, insoluble in cold water, and de- 

 composing by much water. A. Perchlorate, XH 4 - 

 C10 4 , large colorless crystals, soluble in 5 parts of 

 water. A. Persulfate, (XH 4 ) 2 S 2 O g , colorless crys- 

 ible in water with turbidity. It is a disinfect- 

 ant and deodorizer. Application, 0.5 to 2 . ->>lution. 

 A. Phenate. See A. Carbolate. A. Phenylacetamid. 

 mtAmmonol. A. Phosphate, Dibasic, (NH 4 ) 2 - 

 HP< > 4 , colorless, odorless prisms, soluble in 4 parts of 

 water. It is used in rheumatism and gout. Dose, 

 5-20 gr. (0.32-1.3 gm.) 3 or 4 times daily in % 

 oz. water. A. Phosphate, Tribasic, |XH 4 ) 3 P0 4 - 

 3HJ ), semisolid crystalline mass, or short needles, 

 soluble in water. A. Phosphite, (XII 4 i,HP0 3 — 

 H.,0, colorless crystals, soluble in water. A. Picra- 

 mate, XH 4 C 6 H 4 X 3 < )-, dark orange-red crystals, 

 soluble in water. A. Picrocarminate, dark-red 

 powder, soluble in water. A. Picronitrate. See A. 

 Picrate (Illus. Diet.). A. Purpurate. See Mur- 

 exid (Illus. Diet.). A. Pyrophosphate, (NH 4 )- 

 P,0 T . crystalline powder or crystals, soluble in water. 

 A. Rhodanid. See- A. Sulfocyanate. A. Salicyl- 

 ate, XILCIL 1 , colorless prisms, soluble in water. 

 It is an antirheumatic, antipyretic germicide, and ex- 

 pectorant. Dose, 2-10 gr.' (o. 13-1.3 gm. ). A. 

 Selenate, XH 4 HSe0 4 , colorless crystals. A. Sele- 

 nite, l NH 4 ) 2 SeO s , colorless crystals, soluble in water. 

 A. Silicon* uorid, 2NH 4 F.SiF 4 , a white crystalline 

 powder, soluble in water and an energetic antiseptic 

 and reconstituent. It is used by inhalation in diseases 

 the nose and throat. A. Stearate, XH 4 C ]8 H 35 2 , 

 rd, white, soapy mass, soluble in hot alcohol, in- 

 ble in cold water. A. Succinate, ( XH 4 )C 4 H 4 4 , 

 colorless prisms, soluble in water ; recommended I 

 part in 120 parts of water as a specific in cramp colic, 

 tablespoonful every- 15 minutes. A. Sulf- 

 ethylate. See A. Ethylsulfate. A. Sulfhydrate, 

 XH ( HS, colorless crystals which grow rapidly yellow- 

 on exposure to the air. It is soluble in water. A. 

 Sulfite, 1 XH 4 ) 2 S0 3 , deliquescent crystalline powder, 

 soluble in water. It is an antiseptic used in fermen- 

 tative dyspepsia. Dose, 5-20 gr. (0.3-1.3 gm. ). 

 Applied externallv in skin diseases, I part in 10 parts 

 I water A. ' Sulfocarbolate, XH 4 C 6 H 4 HSO„ 

 white crystalline powder, soluble in water ; antiseptic. 

 I^ose, 1-5 gr. (0.06-0.3 gm-V A. Sulfocyanate, 

 A. Sulfocyanid, XH 4 CXS, large, colorless, deliques- 

 cent crystals, a reaction-product from carbon disulfate, 



63 AMOK 



alcohol, and concentrated ammonia water. It is solu- 

 ble in alcohol and water. A- Sulfoichthyolate. 

 See Ichthyel-ammonium. A. Sulforicinate, brown 

 ointment-like masses, soluble in alcohol and water. 

 It is antiseptic and deodorant and applied in 20'^ 

 solution in skin diseases or on ulcerated mucous mem- 

 branes. A. Sulfovinate. See A. Ethylsulfate. A. 

 Tartrate, ( XH 4 ) 2 C 4 H 4 6 , clear crystals, soluble in 

 water. It is an expectorant. Dose, 5-30 gr. (0.3- 

 2 gm. ). A. Tellurate, | XH, ,Te0 4 . white amorphous 

 powder, soluble in dilute acid. A. Thiocyanate. 

 See .^. Sulfocyanate. A. Thionurate, (XH 4 ). J C 4 H 3 - 

 X S0 6 — H 2 0, white crystals, soluble in water. It 

 is a reaction-product of alloxan boiled with am- 

 monium carbonate and A. sulfite. A. Thiosul- 

 fate, (XH 4 ) 2 S 2 3 , soluble in water; antiseptic. Dose, 

 5-30 gr. ( 0.3-1. 9 gm. ) in water. A. Tungstate, 

 fine white crystalline powder or needles, soluble in 

 water. A. Uranate, a reaction-product from sodium 

 uranate by ammonium chlorid or sulfate, ( XH 4 »L 2 O t ; 

 a yellow amorphous powder. A. Urate, (XH 4 )C 5 H 3 - 

 NjOg, white crystalline powder, slightly soluble in 

 water. It is antiseptic and used in 4^ ointment in 

 chronic eczema. A. Vanadate, XH 4 VO :) , yellow or 

 white crystals or white powder, soluble with difficulty 

 in water. A. Wolframate. See A. Tungstate. 



Ammoniuria (amo-ni-u'-re-ak) [ammonia: ovpov, 

 urine]. A condition marked by excess of ammonia in 

 the urine. 



Ammonol (am'-ono/). C 6 H 5 NH 2 . Ammoniated 

 phenylacetamid ; pale yellow crystals, said to be anal- 

 gesic and antipyretic. Dose, 5-20 gr. (0.3-1.3 gm.). 

 A. Salicylate, a remedy for headache. Dose, 8 gr. 

 (0.5 gm.). 



Ammonoxyl (am on-oks'-ii) [ammonia; oxygen], A 

 univalent radicle of the formula X"H 4 . 



Amnesia, Amnesis. (See Illus. Diet. ) A. a pathe- 

 mate, that due to emotional excitation. A. a tem- 

 ulentia, that due to inebriety. A., Auditory 

 Verbal, loss of memory as regards spoken words. A. 

 plethorica, that due to plethora. A., Retrograde, 

 the loss of the memory for incidents and events which 

 occurred a shorter or longer time before the attack of 

 the disease. Besides that which results from severe 

 infectious disease and from forms of epilepsy, it may 

 be traumatic and hysteric. Cf. Lagopathy. A., 

 Tactile, destruction of the tactile memory-images due 

 to disease of the tactile perceptive area. A. Verbal, 

 loss of memory as regards words. 



Amnial (am'-ne-al). See Amniotic (Illus. Diet.). 



Amnic (am'-nik). See Amniotic. 



Amnicolous (am-ni^-ol-us) [amnis, a stream ; colere, 

 to inhabit]. Applied to organisms growing in or 

 dwelling beside a river. 



Amniocleptic, Amnioclepticous (am-ne-o-klep* -tik , 

 -its) Tajanov, amnion ; K/errTeiv, to steal away]. Relat- 

 ing to the unmarked escape of the liquor amnii. 



Amniomantia (atn-ne-o-man'-she-ah') [a/iviov, a young 

 lamb; uavreia, divination]. Prophesying according to 

 the relation of the amnion to the new-born child. 



Amnion. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., Agnttta membrana; 

 A^nina pellicula: Membrana qgttina; A e-nina tunica; 

 Abghs; Abghas. 2. See Sac, Embryonic (Illus. 

 Diet.). 3. Red sulfid of mercury. Amnii Liquor. 

 See under Liquor (Illus. Diet. ). 



Amnios (avi'-ne-os). 1. The liquor amnii. 2. The 

 amnion. 



Amcebism, Amceboism. See Amebism. 



Amcebula. See Amebula. 



Amceburia. See Amcburia. 



Amok (am-ok') [Malay, to run]. See Amuck (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



