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Hydrofluosilicate :: Hydrofluosilicate (n.) A salt of hydrofluosilic acid; a silicofluoride. See Silicofluoride.

Chlorate :: Chlorate (n.) A salt of chloric acid; as, chlorate of potassium..

Periodate :: Periodate (n.) A salt of periodic acid.

Tartronyl :: Tartronyl (n.) A hypothetical radical constituting the characteristic residue of tartronic acid and certain of its derivatives.

Gentianic :: Gentianic (a.) Pertaining to or derived from the gentian; as, gentianic acid..

Ulmate :: Ulmate (n.) A salt of ulmic acid.

Neutralize :: Neutralize (v. t.) To render inert or imperceptible the peculiar affinities of, as a chemical substance; to destroy the effect of; as, to neutralize an acid with a base..

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

Valerone :: Valerone (n.) A ketone of valeric acid obtained as an oily liquid.

Malamic :: Malamic (a.) Of or pertaining an acid intermediate between malic acid and malamide, and known only by its salts..

Eugenol :: Eugenol (n.) A colorless, aromatic, liquid hydrocarbon, C10H12O2 resembling the phenols, and hence also called eugenic acid. It is found in the oils of pimento and cloves..

Effloresce :: Effloresce (v. i.) To become covered with a whitish crust or light crystallization, from a slow chemical change between some of the ingredients of the matter covered and an acid proceeding commonly from an external source; as, the walls of limestone caverns sometimes effloresce with nitrate of calcium in consequence of the action in consequence of nitric acid formed in the atmosphere..

Metal :: Metal (n.) An elementary substance, as sodium, calcium, or copper, whose oxide or hydroxide has basic rather than acid properties, as contrasted with the nonmetals, or metalloids. No sharp line can be drawn between the metals and nonmetals, and certain elements partake of both acid and basic qualities, as chromium, manganese, bismuth, etc..

Myronic :: Myronic (a.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, mustard; -- used specifically to designate a glucoside called myronic acid, found in mustard seed..

Carbimide :: Carbimide (n.) The technical name for isocyanic acid. See under Isocyanic.

Eugetinic :: Eugetinic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, eugenol; as, eugetic acid..

Hircic :: Hircic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mutton suet; -- applied by Chevreul to an oily acid which was obtained from mutton suet, and to which he attributed the peculiar taste and smell of that substance. The substance has also been called hircin..

Sprayboard :: Spray (v. t.) To throw spray upon; to treat with a liquid in the form of spray; as, to spray a wound, or a surgical instrument, with carbolic acid..

Caseic :: Caseic (a.) Of or pertaining to cheese; as, caseic acid..

Dextronic :: Dextronic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, dextrose; as, dextronic acid..

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