238 CHEMICAI, GERMAN 



Sprech&aal, m., sale, forum, place for free discussion. 

 sprengen, t., to disrupt, to blast. 

 Sprengstoff, m., -e explosive. 

 springen, L, to leap, to crack or break suddenly. 

 ^ Spritzflasche, /., -n, washbottle. 

 sprode, brittle. 



, i. t to bubble, to spout (of a spring). 

 Sprung, m., Spriinge, leap; crack. 

 _, /., -en, trace. 



*"<Siarke, /., starch. 

 !!: ^>>aarken, to strengthen. 



Starkekleister, m., starch paste. 

 Stahlbrunnen, m., chalybeate spring. 



Stahlerz, n., steel ore; so called on account of its freedom from sulphur 

 and phosphorus and consequent fitness for manufacture of pig iron 

 to be used for steel making. 



Stahltrommel, /._, -n, steel drum used for transportation of acids, etc. 

 stammen, i., (von), to spring from; to descend from. 

 Stanniol, n., tinfoil. 

 Statik, /., statics. 



.X Stativ, MV -e, support for apparatus, retort stand. 

 Staub, m., dust. 



Staubfanger, m., -, dustcatcher (blast-furnace). 

 *^jStaunen, n., astonishment. 



Stearinsaure, /., stearic acid. 

 -*^^stechend, pungent. 



"^tehkolben, m., -, flatbottomed flask. 

 Stein der Weisen, philosophers' stone. 

 Steinbruch, m, } quarry. 



Steinkohle, f. f bituminous coal as distinguished from anthracite. 

 Steinkohlenteer, m., coal tar. 

 , Steinol, n., petroleum. 

 - Steinsalz, n ., rock salt. 

 Steinzeug, n., stoneware. 

 X Stellschraube, /., -n, set screw. 



Stellungsisomerie, isomerism of position. 



Stichflamme, f. f -n, a narrow pointed flame, as that produced by the use 



of a blowpipe. 



Stickgas, n., Stickstoff, nitrogen (obs.). 

 Stickoxyd, n ., nitric oxide. 

 Stickoxydul, n., nitrous oxide. 

 Stickstoff, m., nitrogen. 

 Stopsel, m., -, stopper, cork ; usually signifies a glass stopper. 



