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Nitroglycerin :: Nitroglycerin (n.) A liquid appearing like a heavy oil, colorless or yellowish, and consisting of a mixture of several glycerin salts of nitric acid, and hence more properly called glycerin nitrate. It is made by the action of nitric acid on glycerin in the presence of sulphuric acid. It is extremely unstable and terribly explosive. A very dilute solution is used in medicine as a neurotic under the name of glonion..

Mysis :: Mysis (n.) A genus of small schizopod shrimps found both in fresh and salt water; the opossum shrimps. One species inhabits the Great Lakes of North America, and is largely eaten by the whitefish. The marine species form part of the food of right whales..

Acid :: Acid (n.) One of a class of compounds, generally but not always distinguished by their sour taste, solubility in water, and reddening of vegetable blue or violet colors. They are also characterized by the power of destroying the distinctive properties of alkalies or bases, combining with them to form salts, at the same time losing their own peculiar properties. They all contain hydrogen, united with a more negative element or radical, either alone, or more generally with oxygen, and take their n

Sulphostannate :: Sulphosalt (n.) A salt of a sulphacid.

Dibasic :: Dibasic (a.) Having two acid hydrogen atoms capable of replacement by basic atoms or radicals, in forming salts; bibasic; -- said of acids, as oxalic or sulphuric acids. Cf. Diacid, Bibasic..

Lixivial :: Lixivial (a.) Impregnated with, or consisting of, alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes; impregnated with a salt or salts like a lixivium..

Saline :: Saline (a.) A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth.

Laurate :: Laurate (n.) A salt of lauric acid.

Drysaltery :: Drysaltery (n.) The articles kept by a drysalter; also, the business of a drysalter..

Herring :: Herring (n.) One of various species of fishes of the genus Clupea, and allied genera, esp. the common round or English herring (C. harengus) of the North Atlantic. Herrings move in vast schools, coming in spring to the shores of Europe and America, where they are salted and smoked in great quantities..

Dulcify :: Dulcify (v. t.) To sweeten; to free from acidity, saltness, or acrimony..

Mannitate :: Mannitate (n.) A salt of mannitic acid.

Freshen :: Freshen (v. i.) To grow fresh; to lose saltness.

Sulpho- :: Sulphite (n.) A salt of sulphurous acid.

Propiolate :: Propiolate (n.) A salt of propiolic acid.

Sub :: Sub- () A prefix denoting that the ingredient (of a compound) signified by the term to which it is prefixed,is present in only a small proportion, or less than the normal amount; as, subsulphide, suboxide, etc. Prefixed to the name of a salt it is equivalent to basic; as, subacetate or basic acetate..

Salt :: Salt (v. t.) To sprinkle, impregnate, or season with salt; to preserve with salt or in brine; to supply with salt; as, to salt fish, beef, or pork; to salt cattle..

Basaltic :: Basaltic (a.) Pertaining to basalt; formed of, or containing, basalt; as basaltic lava..

Carbonate :: Carbonate (n.) A salt or carbonic acid, as in limestone, some forms of lead ore, etc..

Sinapate :: Sinapate (n.) A salt of sinapic acid.

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