12 CHEMICAI, GERMAN 



An exception is made in the case of oxides, the terminations 

 being -oxydul and -oxyd. 



EXAMPLES : 



das Eisenoxydul ferrous oxide 



das Eisenoxyd ferric oxide 



das Kupferoxydul cuprous oxide 



das Kupferoxyd cupric oxide 



dasEisenoxydoxydul ) ferrosoferric oxide 



das Eisenoxyduloxyd j 



The following terms are also used to distinguish between the 

 compounds represented in English by the endings -ous and -ic : 



das Aurochlorid aurous chloride 



das Aurichlorid auric chloride 



das Ferrobromid ferrous bromide 



das Ferribromid ferric bromide 



das Platinochlorid platinous chloride 



das Platinichlorid platinic chloride 



das Cuprochlorid cuprous chloride 



das Cuprichlorid cupric chloride 



dasSuperoxyd ) ide 



das Hyperoxyd ) 



das Suboxyd suboxide 



The following terms, used regularly in older chemical works 

 and still used in trade, are rarely found in recent scientific litera- 

 ture : 



das Kali potash 



das Natron soda 



das Lithion lithia 



der Strontian strontia 



der Baryt baryta 



die Tonerde alumina 



die Kieselerde silica 



die Thorerde thoria 



die Yttererde y ttria 



die Cererde ceria 



die Zirkonerde zirconia 



der Kalk lime 



die Bittererde (obs.) magnesia - 



die Schwererde (obs.) baryta 



die Erbinerde erbia 



