326 



Cellulose 



trated solutions of alkaline hy- 

 drates, mercerisation^ 120 ; thio- 

 carbonate reaction, 12 1 ; com- 

 pounds with metallic salts, reac- 

 tion with ferric ferricyanide, and 

 theory of dyeing, 124; com- 

 pounds with negative radicals, 

 benzoates, 131 ; acetates,nitrates, 

 132 ; lignocellulose under nitra- 

 tion behaves as a homogeneous 

 body, 134; compounds with the 

 halogens, chlorine, 134; bromine, 

 137 ; iodine, 138, 263 ; resolution 

 into constituent groups, 139; by 

 hydrochloric, hydriodic, sulphuric 

 acid, 140 ; nitric, dilute, in pre- 

 sence of urea, 141, 264; by alkalis, 

 141 ; by acid oxidants, chromic 

 acid, 142, 264 ; chromic and sul- 

 phuric, 144 ; strong nitric, 145 ; 

 joint action of oxides of nitrogen 

 and chlorine, 147 ; by alkaline 

 oxidants, potassium, perman- 

 ganates, 147 ; hypochlorites, 148; 

 hypobromites, 149 ; interaction 

 with sulphites and bisulphites, 

 149, 265 ; animal digestion, 151 ; 

 spontaneous decomposition, 152; 

 destructive distillation, 153 ; 

 general conclusions as to com- 

 position and constitution of ligno- 

 cellulose, 155 ; lignocellulose 

 considered as a whole, 157, 319 ; 

 ultimate analysis, 266 



KKTO R. hexene constituent of 



lignocelluloses, 101. See Jute 

 Kieselguhr, 309 



LEUCOGALLOL, 102 

 Levulinic acid, 199 

 Levulose, 74, 262 ; condensation 



of, 313 



Lichenin, 2?4 

 Lignification, 92 

 Lignin, 94 

 Lignite, 66, 238 

 Lignocellulose, 91, 92 ; esters, 131 ; 



of cereals, composition of brewers' 



grains, 163 ; straws, how differ, 

 entiated from typical lignocellu- 

 lose, 164. See Jute 

 Lignone, 94, 319, 320 



MAIKOGALLOL, 102 



Maltose, 74 



Mannose, 86; hydrazone, 199; 



identification, 262 

 Meals, analysis of, 167 ; rice meal, 



167 

 Mechanical wood-pulp, estimation 



in paper, 174 

 Mercerisation, 23, 120 

 Metapectic acid, identical with 



arabic acid, 216 

 Metapectin, 216 

 Methoxyl determination in woods, 



1 06, 188, 265 

 Mitscherlicli process, 198 

 Mucic acid, 199 

 Mucocelluloses, 90. See Pectocellu- 



loses 

 Musa, 220 



NITRIC acid, toughening action on 



papers, 254 

 Nitrocelluloses, or cellulose nitrates, 



38, 309, 315, 316 

 Nitroglycerin, 309 



OIL- WAX complex in flax, 80 

 Oleocutic acid, 230 

 Ophrydium versatile, 87 

 Oxycellulose, 56, 82 ; preparation 



and diagnosis, 254 ; identification, 



262 

 Osazone, 222 



PAPER, analysis of, 271 ; perma- 

 nence a first desideratum in writ- 

 ing and printing paper, 304 ; dis- 

 integration of modern, 306 



Paper-making fibres, 280 



Parapectic acid, 216 



Para pectin, 216 



Parchmenting process, 253 



