The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 1Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809 |
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... acids , in the same way as milk is acted upon ; and also by heat of the temperature of 170 ° , and by alcohol . 3. Dis ... nitric acid , yields azotic gas . The juice of the papaw tree yields albumen ; so also does the juice of the fruit ...
... acids , in the same way as milk is acted upon ; and also by heat of the temperature of 170 ° , and by alcohol . 3. Dis ... nitric acid , yields azotic gas . The juice of the papaw tree yields albumen ; so also does the juice of the fruit ...
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... acid occasions no change ; but when concentrated , it de- velopes a little charcoal . Nitric acid dis- solves it , giving out at the same time nitrous gas , carbonic acid , and azotic gas . A brownish liquid is formed , which leaves ...
... acid occasions no change ; but when concentrated , it de- velopes a little charcoal . Nitric acid dis- solves it , giving out at the same time nitrous gas , carbonic acid , and azotic gas . A brownish liquid is formed , which leaves ...
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... nitric acid is formed at the same time with water . Several other oxydes are also partly deoxidized when ammonia is poured into their solutions in acids . See ALKALI , CHEMISTRY , & C . AMMONIAC , in chemistry , a gum resin brought from ...
... nitric acid is formed at the same time with water . Several other oxydes are also partly deoxidized when ammonia is poured into their solutions in acids . See ALKALI , CHEMISTRY , & C . AMMONIAC , in chemistry , a gum resin brought from ...
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... nitric acid , and consequently is muriate of silver . The liquor of the amnios of the cow has a viscidity similar to mucilage of gum arabic , a brownish red colour , an acid and bitter taste , and a peculiar odour , not unlike that of ...
... nitric acid , and consequently is muriate of silver . The liquor of the amnios of the cow has a viscidity similar to mucilage of gum arabic , a brownish red colour , an acid and bitter taste , and a peculiar odour , not unlike that of ...
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... nitric acid , ammonia , and water , each of which is itself a compound , but in this particular combination it acts as an elementary body : thus , nitric acid con- sists of azote and oxygen : ammonia , of azote and hydrogen and water ...
... nitric acid , ammonia , and water , each of which is itself a compound , but in this particular combination it acts as an elementary body : thus , nitric acid con- sists of azote and oxygen : ammonia , of azote and hydrogen and water ...
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