Principles of PharmacySaunders, 1909 - 1175 pages |
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... weight is directed to be used , the transition from the old system occurring in the revisions of 1880 and 1890 , as can be noted by comparing the change in weights and measures in the pharmacopoeias of 1870 , 1880 , and 1890 : 1870 ...
... weight is directed to be used , the transition from the old system occurring in the revisions of 1880 and 1890 , as can be noted by comparing the change in weights and measures in the pharmacopoeias of 1870 , 1880 , and 1890 : 1870 ...
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... weights and measures . The definition of weight as commonly used , to express the quantity of a given substance , is erroneous , the correct word for the absolute quantity of matter in a given substance being mass . Thus the mass of a ...
... weights and measures . The definition of weight as commonly used , to express the quantity of a given substance , is erroneous , the correct word for the absolute quantity of matter in a given substance being mass . Thus the mass of a ...
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... weight of the substance , since weight is the measure of the gravitating force of the earth . The same spiral balance can be used for measuring the comparative weights of various substances at the same place on the earth's surface , but ...
... weight of the substance , since weight is the measure of the gravitating force of the earth . The same spiral balance can be used for measuring the comparative weights of various substances at the same place on the earth's surface , but ...
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... weight , although the siliqua ( like our grain ) was the weight of a seed - that of the plant Ceratonia siliqua , or St. John's bread . The Roman weights were borrowed by all the countries of central Europe , and likewise we find the ...
... weight , although the siliqua ( like our grain ) was the weight of a seed - that of the plant Ceratonia siliqua , or St. John's bread . The Roman weights were borrowed by all the countries of central Europe , and likewise we find the ...
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... weight of a cubic inch of distilled water , the weight of which is 252.458 grains . The Imperial gallon differs from the United States gallon , being the volume of ten avoir- dupois pounds of distilled water under standard conditions of ...
... weight of a cubic inch of distilled water , the weight of which is 252.458 grains . The Imperial gallon differs from the United States gallon , being the volume of ten avoir- dupois pounds of distilled water under standard conditions of ...
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Page 808 - Menthol occurs as colorless, acicular or prismatic crystals, having a strong and pure odor of peppermint and a warm, aromatic taste, followed by a sensation of cold when air is drawn into the mouth.
Page 464 - Great caution should be observed in handling it, as dangerous explosions are liable to occur when it is heated or subjected to concussion or trituration with organic substances (Cork, Tannic Acid, Sugar, etc.), or with Sulphur, Antimony Sulphide, Phosphorus, or other easily oxidi2able substances.
Page 639 - A mixture of hydrocarbons, chiefly of the methane series, obtained by distilling off the lighter and more volatile portions from petroleum, and purifying the residue.
Page 497 - A white, very bulky, and very fine powder, without odor, and having an earthy, but not a saline, taste. On exposure to the air, it slowly absorbs moisture and carbon dioxide.
Page 253 - Alcohol to saturate the powder and leave a stratum above it. When the liquid begins to drop from the percolator, close the lower orifice, and, having closely covered the percolator, macerate for forty-eight hours.
Page 250 - Cc. of this menstruum, pack it lightly in a cylindrical percolator and add enough of the menstruum to saturate the powder and leave a stratum above it. When the liquid begins to drop from the percolator, close the lower orifice, and having covered the percolator macerate the mixture for 48 hours.
Page 553 - Dissolve ten grammes of balsam of tolu in fifteen mils of ether, shake the pills with a sufficient quantity of this solution until they are uniformly coated, and put them on a plate to dry, occasionally rolling them about until the drying is completed. Keep the pills in a well-stoppered bottle.
Page 679 - AND USES : Glycerin is used in medicine chiefly as a solvent in preparing glycerites, and as a sweetening agent or vehicle in place...
Page 900 - The neutral sulphate of an alkaloid obtained from the bark of several species of cinchona (nat.
Page 673 - White, deliquescent, rhombohedral crystals, having a slight characteristic odor. Very soluble in water, alcohol, and ether. The aqueous solution, on boiling, is decomposed, with the formation of chloroform and carbon dioxide.