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Bromoiodid, Cal 2 -f- CaBr 2 , a mixture of calcium 

 iodid and bromid in molecular proportions, forming a 

 yellow powder soluble in water. It is alterative and 

 sedative. Dose, 5-10 gr. (0.32-0.65 gm. ) 3 times 

 daily. C. Butyrate, Ca(C 4 H 7 2 ) 2 -)- H 2 0, transparent 

 scales soluble in water. C. Carbid, CaC 2 , obtained 

 from lime with carbon, by the electric furnace. It oc- 

 curs in gray to bluish-black, irregular lumps, decom- 

 posing with water, evolving acetylene, and leaving a 

 residue of slaked lime ; sp. gr. 2.22. It is used in the 

 palliative treatment of cancer of the vagina and uterus. 

 C. Carbolate, Ca(OC 6 H 5 ) 2 , a reddish antiseptic pow- 

 der, used as a disinfectant and internal and external 

 antiseptic. Dose, 2-5 gr. (0.13-0.32 gm.). C. Car- 

 bonate, Ca(OC 4 H 5 ) 2 , a reddish powder used as an 

 internal and external antiseptic. Dose, 2-5 gr. (0.13- 

 0.32 gm.). C. Chinovate. See C. Quinovate. C. 

 Chlorate, Ca(C10 3 ) 2 -j- 2H 2 0, deliquescent colorless 

 crystals, soluble in water and alcohol. C. Chlorau- 

 rate, Ca(AuCl 4 ) 2 + H 2 0, a compound of gold and 

 calcium chlorid, forming crystals soluble in water. 

 C. Chromate, Ca00 4 , a fine lemon-yellow powder. 

 C. Cinnamate, Ca(C 9 lLO.,) 2 -\- 3H 2 0, colorless 

 needles soluble in hot water. C. Citrate, Ca 3 - 

 (C 6 H 5 7 ) 2 -|- 4.H 2 0, a crystalline powder, soluble in 

 173D parts of water at 90 C. ; more soluble in cold 

 water. A solution is recommended for the treat- 

 ment of burns. C. Cresylate, a syrupy fluid ob- 

 tained by treating calcium hydrate with cresol. It is 

 used as a disinfectant instead of carbolic acid. C. 

 Cyanid, Ca(CN) 2 , crystalline cubes soluble in water. 

 C. Enanthylate, (C.H 13 2 )Ca + H 2 0, a compound 

 of calcium and enanthylic acid, forming crystals. C. 

 Eosolate, Ca 3 (C 9 H 7 S 2 12 ) 2 , a sulfosalt of aliphatic 

 creasote esters containing 25 % of creasote and occur- 

 ring as a gray powder soluble in IO parts of water. 

 Dose, 4-10 gr. 4 or 5 times daily. C. Ethylate, 

 Ca(C 3 H 5 ) 3 , a reaction-product of calcium carbid and 

 absolute ethyl alcohol. C. Ethylsulfate, Ca(C 3 H 5 - 

 SO,) 2 -)- H,0, transparent, colorless tablets or crystals 

 soluble in water. C. Ferrophospholactate, is used in 

 the treatment of tuberculosis and rachitis. Dose, 

 0.2-0.5 gm. (3-7^ gr.). C. Fluorid, CaF 2 , a white 

 powder, luminous when heated, soluble in an aqueous 

 solution of ammonium salts. C. Formate, Ca(CH0 2 ) 2 , 

 colorless crystals or white crystalline powder, soluble 

 in water. C. Gluconate, (C 6 H u 7 ) 2 Ca -f- 2H 2 0, a 

 combination of calcium and gluconic acid forming ag- 

 gregated needles. C. Glycerate, C. Glycerolate, 

 (C 3 H-0 4 ). i Ca -|- 2H 2 0, a crystalline compound of cal- 

 cium and glyceric acid, moderately soluble in water. 

 C. Glycerinophosphate, C. Glycerophosphate, 

 CaC 3 II 7 PO B , a white crystalline powder soluble in cold 

 water, almost insoluble in boiling water; it is a nerve 

 tonic. Dose, 2-5 gr. (0.13-0.32 gm.) 3 times daily. 

 In. treatment of enuresis, dose, for adults, 8 gr. (0.5 

 gm.) twice daily. C. Glyceroarsenate, Calcii 

 glyceroarsenias, a crumbling white powder insoluble 

 in water and alcohol, freely soluble in mineral and or- 

 ganic acids, especially in dilute citric acid. It is used 

 in treatment of tuberculosis. Daily dose, 0.01 gm. 

 (gr. jr). C. Glyceroborate, an antiseptic compound 

 of equal parts of calcium borate and glycerin. C. 

 Glycolate, Ca(C 2 II.,(). i ) 2 , acicular crystals occurring 

 in stellate groups, slightly soluble in water. C. Gly- 

 oxylate, (C 2 II.,<) 4 ) 2 . Ca, a compound of calcium and 

 glyoxylic acid. C. Heptoate. See C. Enanthylate, 

 C. Hippurate, Ca((',,H N N T () 2 ) 2 , a white crystalline 

 powder slightly soluble in hot water. It is alterative. 

 Dose, 5-15 gr. (0.32-0.972 gm.). C. Hydriodate. 

 See C. lodate. C. Hydrophosphate, monohydric cal- 

 cium phosphate. C. Hydrosorbate, (C 6 II a O,) 2 Ca -f- 



H 2 0, a crystalline combination of calcium and hvdro- 

 sorbic acid. C. Hydrosulfate. See C. Sulf hydrate. 

 C. Hydroxid, calcium hydrate, slaked lime. C. 

 Hypoantimonate, a compound of calcium oxid and 

 antimony tetroxid. C. Hypochlorite, Ca(CIU), 

 white cubes decomposing readily. It is an antiseptic 

 and is used as a disinfectant and strong bleaching 

 agent. C. Hypophosphate, CaP0 3 -, H 2 0, a gelat 

 inous precipitate, becoming granular, obtained from 

 sodium hypophosphate by action of calcium chlorid ; 

 insoluble in water, soluble in hydrochloric acid. C. 

 Hypophosphite, Ca(PH 2 2 ) 2 , hypophosphite of 

 lime; a white crystalline powder, lustrous scales, or 

 transparent crystals, soluble in 7 parts of water, de- 

 composing and giving out inflammable gas above 

 300 C. It is used in treatment of tuberculosis, chloro- 

 sis, etc. Dose, 10-30 gr. (0.65-1.94 gm.). Syn., C. 

 hypophosphorosum. C. Hyposulfite. See C. Thiosul- 

 fate. C. lodate, Calcii lodas, Ca(IO d ) 2 -f 61I,< I, 1 

 white crystalline powder soluble in 400 parts of water, 

 insoluble in alcohol. It is used internally to check f< r- 

 mentation (dose, 0.2-0.3 g 1 "-) anc l a ' so as a succeda- 

 neum for iodoform. Syn., Calcinol. C. Iodid, CaL, a 

 white powder or yellowish- white hygroscopic mass, 

 soluble in water and alcohol. It is an alterative used 

 instead of potassium iodid. Dose, 2-5 gr. (0.13-0.32 

 gm.) 3 times daily in syrup. Maximum dose, daily, 15 

 gr. (0.97 gm. ). C. Iodobromid, a compound of 

 iodin and bromin. C. and Iron Lactophosphate, aj 

 yellowish powder used in treatment of rachitis and | 

 tuberculosis. Dose, 3-8 gr. (o. 194-0 52 gm. 

 times daily. C. Isosuccinate, C 4 H 4 4 Ca Il.,(). a 

 compound of calcium and isosuccinic acid. C. Kino- 

 vate. See C. Quinovate. C. Lactate, Ca(< 

 -f- 5H 2 0, white, opaque, granular masses soluble ir 

 water and hot alcohol. It is used in treatment of 

 rachitis and tuberculosis of children. Dose, 3-10 gr. j 

 (0.2-0.65 S m -) m syrup. C. Lactonate, f < . 

 Ca + 7H 2 0, a crystalline combination of calcium ancj 

 lactonic acid. C. Lactophosphate, a crystal i 

 pound of calcium lactate and calcium phosphate con 

 taining I f of phosphorus; soluble in water. It ij 

 stimulant and nutrient. Dose, 3-10 gr. (0.2-0. 

 3 times daily. C. Levulinate, C. Laevulinatej 

 (C 5 H 7 C).,) 2 Ca, silky needles, soluble in water. C' 

 Loretinate, Basic, Ca(I . O . C 9 H 4 N • S0 3 ), cream; 

 colored needles, nearly insoluble in water. C. Loreti ■ 

 nate, Normal, Ca(I . OH . C„H 4 N . S( >, ,1 1 ..(), u 

 orange-red, crystalline powder, slightly soluble i 

 it is used as an antiseptic. C. Meconate, CaCjIl 

 7 4" H 2 0, a yellowish or whitish powder 

 from extract of opium by the action of a solution 

 calcium salt. C. Monosulfid. See C. Su 

 Muriate. See C Ch lorid (IIlus. Diet.). C. Naphl 

 tholmonosulfate. See Asaprol (Illus. Did 

 Nitrate, Ca(NO s ) 2 4- 4H./), a deliquescei 

 line mass, soluble in water and alcohol. C. Nitritd 

 Ca(NQ 2 ) 2 4- H 2 0, prisms or yellowish 

 ble in water. C. GEnanthylate. See < 

 thylate. C. Oleate, Ca(C lfl II. ! . l ( ).,)._„ a yellowi 

 ular powder, soluble in alcohol, ether, and turpentin 

 C. Oxalate, CaC 2 < ),, white friable masses 01 

 soluble in nitric or hydrochloric acid. C. Oxysuln* 1 

 a compound of calcium, oxygen, and sulfur, fi 

 yellowish powder used 'in washing scrofulou 

 C. Paralactate. See C. Sareolaetate. C. Pentasu j 

 fid, CaS 5 , a compound prepared from sulfur by l>< 

 it with milk of lime. C. Permanganate, Ca| MnO, 

 -4- 5 1 L,< ), deliquescent, brown crystals wil 

 luster, soluble in water. It is used intcrnalh 

 rhea of children and externally as a mouth lotio 

 Dose, 3^_2 gr. (0.049-0.13 gm. ). C. Pero 







