Principles of pharmacyW.B. Saunders, 1917 - 1056 pages |
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Page 37
... metal is liable to rust from contact with moist air , and since every particle of rust will increase the friction , rusted knife - edges oscillate less freely . In the finer forms of balance this impediment to free oscillation is ...
... metal is liable to rust from contact with moist air , and since every particle of rust will increase the friction , rusted knife - edges oscillate less freely . In the finer forms of balance this impediment to free oscillation is ...
Page 66
... metal plates in close contact with each other , an electric current is formed in the apparatus known as the " pyro- electric battery . " Hence it is not strange that light can be converted into heat , although the amount produced is ...
... metal plates in close contact with each other , an electric current is formed in the apparatus known as the " pyro- electric battery . " Hence it is not strange that light can be converted into heat , although the amount produced is ...
Page 81
... metal remains . Note the similarity between the words " calcination " and " calx . " Calx is the Latin name for lime , calcium oxide , CaO , which is made by strongly heating calcium carbonate , CaCO3 , when carbon dioxide , CO2 ...
... metal remains . Note the similarity between the words " calcination " and " calx . " Calx is the Latin name for lime , calcium oxide , CaO , which is made by strongly heating calcium carbonate , CaCO3 , when carbon dioxide , CO2 ...
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... metal or marble , the rapid chilling of the evaporating dish , through the difference in its temperature and that of the surface of the counter , may cause a fracture of the dish . It should , therefore , be placed on a mat , or ...
... metal or marble , the rapid chilling of the evaporating dish , through the difference in its temperature and that of the surface of the counter , may cause a fracture of the dish . It should , therefore , be placed on a mat , or ...
Page 96
... metal , through which passes a stream of cold water . ( Fig . 77 ) . In the typical form of Liebig condenser the outer glass tube has soldered thereto ingress and exit tubes , and both ends of the cylinder are tapered so that the joint ...
... metal , through which passes a stream of cold water . ( Fig . 77 ) . In the typical form of Liebig condenser the outer glass tube has soldered thereto ingress and exit tubes , and both ends of the cylinder are tapered so that the joint ...
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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.