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Styptic :: Styphnic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, a yellow crystalline astringent acid, (NO2)3.C6H.(OH)2, obtained by the action of nitric acid on resorcin. Styphnic acid resembles picric acid, but is not bitter. It acts like a strong dibasic acid, having a series of well defined salts..

Pigfish :: Pigfish (n.) Any one of several species of salt-water grunts; -- called also hogfish.

Phosphate :: Phosphate (n.) A salt of phosphoric acid.

Abraum :: Abraum (n.) Alt. of Abraum salt.

Rickets :: Rickets (n. pl.) A disease which affects children, and which is characterized by a bulky head, crooked spine and limbs, depressed ribs, enlarged and spongy articular epiphyses, tumid abdomen, and short stature, together with clear and often premature mental faculties. The essential cause of the disease appears to be the nondeposition of earthy salts in the osteoid tissues. Children afflicted with this malady stand and walk unsteadily. Called also rachitis..

Basaltoid :: Basaltoid (a.) Formed like basalt; basaltiform.

Sorbate :: Sorbate (n.) A salt of sorbic acid.

Lye :: Lye (n.) A strong caustic alkaline solution of potassium salts, obtained by leaching wood ashes. It is much used in making soap, etc..

Pan :: Pan (n.) A natural basin, containing salt or fresh water, or mud..

Baste :: Baste (v. t.) To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting..

Oxamic :: Oxamic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid NH2.C2O2.HO obtained as a fine crystalline powder, intermediate between oxalic acid and oxamide. Its ammonium salt is obtained by boiling oxamide with ammonia..

Hydrosalt :: Hydrosalt (n.) A salt supposed to be formed by a hydracid and a base.

Sea Pool :: Sea pool () A pool of salt water.

Sulphone :: Sulphonate (n.) A salt of sulphonic acid.

Uranin :: Uranin (n.) An alkaline salt of fluorescein, obtained as a brownish red substance, which is used as a dye; -- so called from the peculiar yellowish green fluorescence (resembling that of uranium glass) of its solutions. See Fluorescein..

Tellurate :: Tellurate (n.) A salt of telluric acid.

Sulphaurate :: Sulphato- () A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting a sulphate as an ingredient in certain double salts; as, sulphato-carbonate..

Saliferous :: Saliferous (a.) Producing, or impregnated with, salt..

Saltcat :: Saltcat (n.) A mixture of salt, coarse meal, lime, etc., attractive to pigeons..

Basic :: Basic (a.) Having the base in excess, or the amount of the base atomically greater than that of the acid, or exceeding in proportion that of the related neutral salt..

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