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/Brennwert, nt., -e, calorific value expressed in calories. 

 Brenz-, used in composition in case of organic compounds, is equivalent 



to pyro in English, e. g., Brenztraubensaure, pyroracemic acid. 

 Brenzweinsaure, f. f pyrotartaric acid. 

 brocklig, brittle. 

 X Brom, n., bromine, 

 bromieren, f. t to brominate. 

 Brommetall, n., -e, metallic bromide. 

 Bromsaure, /., bromic acid. 

 Bromiibertrager, m. t -, carrier of bromine, a substance which promotes 



the replacement of hydrogen in organic compounds by bromine. 

 Bromiir, n., lower bromide, -ous bromide. 

 Bromwasserstoff, m., hydrogen bromide. 

 Bromwasserstoffsaure, f. t hydrobromic acid. 

 Bromzahl, f. f bromine number, the percentage weight of bromine absorbed 



by an oil as determined by special methods used in oil analysis. 

 Bronze, /., bronze, an alloy containing copper and tin. 

 Bronzefarbe, /., bronze color. 

 Broschiire, /., -n, pamphlet. 

 Bruch, m., fracture; character of a fractured surface (mineralogy). 



w., -e, fraction. 

 briichig, brittle. 



.firuttogewicht, n., gross weight (as opposed to net weight). 

 Bundesrat, m., federal council. 

 Bureau, n., -s, office. 

 Buttersaure, /., butyric acid. 



c 



C is frequently replaced by k or z according to its sound. The words 

 Zyan, Salizylsaure, Azeton, Azetyl, Kalzium, Kurkuma, Karbonsaure, Kon- 

 zentrieren, Silizium and Azetylen are common in chemical literature but 

 the spelling thus given is by no means universal.* 



calcinieren, kalzinieren, t., to calcine. 

 Calcium, Kalzium, n., calcium. 

 capillar, kapillar, capillary. 

 Capillaritat, Kapillaritat, /., capillarity. 

 Capronsaure, Kapronsaure, f. t caproic acid. 

 Carbolsaure, Karbolsaure, /., carbolic acid, phenol. 

 / Carbonsaure, Karbonsaure, /., carboxylic acid, 

 carburieren, karburieren, t., to carburet. 

 Cautel, Kautel, f. f -en, precaution. 

 Cerium, Cer, Zer, n ., cerium. 



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