CHEMICAL GERMAN 247 



Vorurteil, n., prejudice. 



vorwiegen, t., to preponderate. 



Vorwort, n., -worter, preface. 



Vorzug, m. t -ziige, merit, accomplishment, advantage. 



W 



Wachs, n., wax. 



Wachstum, n ., growth. 

 wagen, t., to weigh. 



Wagung, f. f weighing. 



Warme, /., heat. 



Warmestoff, w., caloric, heat regarded as a material substance. 



Warmetonung, /., -en, heat of a reaction expressed in calories. 



Wage, /., balance. 



Wagebalken, m., -, balance beam. 



wagen, t., to venture ; to dare. 



Wagengehause, n ., balance case. 



wagerecht, horizontal. 

 \Wagschale, /., -n, balance pan 



Wagzimmer, n . t -, balance room. 



Wahn, m., illusion. 



wahrnehmen, t., to observe, to become sensible of. 



Walrat, m. } sperma ceti. 



Walzwerk, n., e, rolling mill. 



Wanne, f. t -n, trough; pneumatische Wannc, pneumatic trough. 



Ware, /., -n, merchandise, goods. 



Wasserbad, n., -bader, water bath. 

 V wasserdicht, water proof. 

 -VwJSserfrei, anhydrous. 



Wassergehalt, m., content of water (in admixture or in combination). 



Wasserglas, n., water glass. 



wasserhaltig, containing water; hydrated. 

 Xwasserloslich, soluble in water. 



Wassersaule, /., -n, water column (e. g., height of the water in an eudi- 

 ometer). 



Wasserstoff, m,, hydrogen. 



Wasserstoffsaure, f. t hydracid. 



Wasserversorgung, /., wster supply. 



Wechselstrom, m., -strome, alternating current (electricity). 

 t wAfrratiTnATi, ^ ^o clear away, to remove. 



Weingeist, m., spirits of wine. 



Weinsaure, /., tartaric acid. 



Weinstein, m., salt of tartar, acid potassium tartrate. 



WeiBblech, n., tinned iron, tin plate. 



