An introduction to pracical chemistry : including analysis / by John E. Bowman.

  • Bowman, John E. (John Eddowes), 1819-1854.
Date:
1854
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    APPENDIX. Olepiant gas, from oleum, oH, and/o, to become; a colourless gas composed of carbon and hydrogen (C^H^), ^hich derives its name from its property of forming an oil-Uke liquid with chlorine. Organic mattee, from opyavov, an organ; matter of which the organic parts or juices of plants and animals are composed, or which is derived from such parts by the action of chemical agents, is called organic. Oxide ; a compound of oxygen with a metal or non-metallic body, not having acid properties. Oxidize ; to combine with oxygen. Oxygen, from olvg, acid, and ysvvau), to produce; a colourless elementary gas, which was formerly supposed to be the universal acidifying principle. Pellicle, a diminutive from pelUs, a skia or crust; a thin crust formed on the surface of a solution by evaporation. Percolate, from per, through, and cola, to strain; to strain through. Permeate, from permeo, to pass through; to penetrate. Phenomenon, from (paivofiai, to appear; an appearance which is more or less remarkable. Philosopht; from ^iksio, to love, and ffofla, wisdom; the study or knowledge of nature or morality, founded on reason and expe- rience; the word origtaally implying A love of wisdom. Phlogiston, from (pXsyw, to burn; a name given by the older chemists to an imaginary substance, which was considered as the principle of inflammability. Phosphorus, from (pai£, light, and ^epco, to produce; a highly in- flammable elementary substance, obtained from calcined bones, which emits light when placed in the dark, owing to its under- going a slow combustion. Physics, -ioal, from (pvaiQ, nature; the science of natural bodies, their phenomena, causes, and efiects, with their affections, motions, and operations. Pneumatics, from •jrvevfia, air; that branch of Natui-al Philosophy which treats of the weight, elasticity, and other properties of aerifonn fluids. Polarity ; the opposition of two equal forces in bodies, similar to that which confers the tendency of magnetized bodies to point towards the magnetic poles. Polarized light ; Ught, which by reflection or refraction at a certain angle, or by refraction in certain ciystals, has acquired the pro-