Principles of pharmacyW.B. Saunders, 1917 - 1056 pages |
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... mass . Thus the mass of a substance is unchangeable under all circumstances , while the weight varies under certain influences , since weight is the measure of the gravitat- ing force of the earth , and the gravitating force of the ...
... mass . Thus the mass of a substance is unchangeable under all circumstances , while the weight varies under certain influences , since weight is the measure of the gravitat- ing force of the earth , and the gravitating force of the ...
Page 29
... mass rather than of weight . In measuring the quantity of substance , three sys- tems of units may be employed ... masses of bronze weighing about one - third the heavy manah , and called the " as libralis , " or " pondo libralis ...
... mass rather than of weight . In measuring the quantity of substance , three sys- tems of units may be employed ... masses of bronze weighing about one - third the heavy manah , and called the " as libralis , " or " pondo libralis ...
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... mass of a substance is estimated by actual gravity is the spiral balance , which consists of a delicate spring to which is attached a scale pan , the elongation of the spiral when a weight is placed in the pan being marked by the ...
... mass of a substance is estimated by actual gravity is the spiral balance , which consists of a delicate spring to which is attached a scale pan , the elongation of the spiral when a weight is placed in the pan being marked by the ...
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Henry Vinecome Arny. the gas evolving from a fish - tail burner forms a mass of some thickness . The oxygen of the air can combine only with the outer surface of this mass , leaving the inside of the flame untouched ; just as a tightly ...
Henry Vinecome Arny. the gas evolving from a fish - tail burner forms a mass of some thickness . The oxygen of the air can combine only with the outer surface of this mass , leaving the inside of the flame untouched ; just as a tightly ...
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... mass strained or poured into molds as desired , it being hardly necessary to state that since the liquid re- turns to solid form as soon as the heated mass reverts to ordinary temperature , the fused condi- tion is merely temporary ...
... mass strained or poured into molds as desired , it being hardly necessary to state that since the liquid re- turns to solid form as soon as the heated mass reverts to ordinary temperature , the fused condi- tion is merely temporary ...
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acetic acid alcohol alkali alkaloids ammonia ammonia water ammonium aqueous aromatic arsenic assay see U.S.P. atoms benzene bismuth bottle bromide calcium carbonate cent chemical chloride chloroform color Colorless compound Condensed Recipe constituent crystals details see U.S.P. diluted dissolved distilled water Dose dried drug elixir ether evaporation extract ferric ferric chloride ferrous filter fluidextract fluidrachm formula glycerin grains grammes heat hydrochloric acid hydrogen hydroxide impurities insoluble iodide iodine iron liquid maceration magnesium manufacture menstruum mercury metals methyl milligrammes mils 30 minims mixture molecule nitrate nitric acid odor official ointment oxide percolate pharmaceutic pills potassium potassium carbonate potassium hydroxide powder precipitate prepared quinine Remarks resin salicylate salt sodium sodium carbonate sodium hydroxide soluble solution specific gravity starch substance sugar sulphate sulphide sulphuric acid Summarized Description syrup terpenes tests for identity tincture tion trituration tube U.S.P. VIII valence volatile oil weight well-closed containers zinc
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Page 297 - ... a mortar, add about an equal bulk of sugar of milk, mix well by means of a spatula and triturate them thoroughly together. Add fresh portions of the sugar of milk from time to time, until the whole is added, and continue the trituration until the substance is intimately mixed with the sugar of...
Page 793 - A mixture of neutral principles extracted from Goa powder, a substance found deposited in the wood of Vouacapoua Araroba.
Page 779 - A neutral principle obtained from elaterium, a substance deposited by the juice of the fruit of Ecballium Elaterium.
Page 24 - Cylindrical or somewhat flattened, gradually tapering, usually in broken pieces, from 6 to 15 cm. in length and from 5 to 15 mm. in thickness; externally brown or...
Page 396 - Ammonia water is an aqueous solution of ammonia (NH3) containing not less than 9.5 per cent, nor more than 10.5 per cent, by weight of ammonia.
Page 854 - Equidae), or other large domestic animal, which has been properly immunized against tetanus toxin. After the serum or plasma from the immunized animal has been collected, the antitoxin-bearing globulins are separated from the other constituents of the serum or plasma and dissolved in...
Page 234 - ACONIT.), TINCTURE OF ACONITE, USP (Aconiti Tinctura, PI).— Contains from 0.045 to 0.055 per cent, of the ether-soluble alkaloids of aconite. If assayed biologically the minimum lethal dose should not be greater than 0.0004 Cc. for each gram of body weight of guinea-pig. One hundred Cc. represent 10 Gm. of the drug in approximately 65 per cent, of alcohol. DOSAGE: 0.2 Cc. or 3 minims should be given hourly until the desired effect on the pulse is secured. Locally the tincture may be applied cautiously...
Page 632 - A product obtained by the action of a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids on cotton and consisting chiefly of cellulose tetranitrate [CiaHi6(ON02)40e=504.17]. Preserve it in cartons, packed loosely, and protected from light and moisture.
Page 57 - Divide the weight in air by the loss of weight in water, and the quotient will be the specific gravity.
Page 250 - OF SQUILL, US P. — One hundred Cc. represent 10 Gm. of squill in approximately 70 per cent, alcohol. If assayed biologically the minimum lethal dose should not be greater than 0.006 Cc. for each gram of body-weight of the frog. DOSAGE: 1 Cc. or 15 minims.