| 单词 | alkali |
| 例句 | Experiments of the German Gerhard Schramm, first published in 1944, reported that TMV particles in mild alkali fell apart into free RNA and a large number of similar, if not identical, protein molecules. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The way to unlock the niacin in corn is to cook it with an alkali like lime. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z He drifted past saguaros and alkali flats, camped beneath escarpments of naked Precambrian stone. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It's an old, chemical stunt – you just have to fire some potassium nitrate to a certain height, a yellow powder dissolved in nitric acid and alkalis. The Birthday Party and the Airman by ?ukasz D?bski, translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones 2011-04-08T10:22:00Z Bikes get alkali dust inside their frames, and die an exceptionally quick death after visiting Burning Man. Burning Man on its last legs 2012-10-14T14:00:00Z I would love to know the first man to trust that baking would neutralize the toxic alkali that by all rights should be burning his insides out. Australia is a land of firsts: First life, first burger with beetroot and pineapple 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z The weeklong Burning Man festival takes place once a year over Labor Day weekend in a remote alkali flat in northwestern Nevada. Why the rich love Burning Man 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z When I was overcome with exhaustion, my sway morphing into a semi-conscious stupor, I knew it was time to go — the only thing separating me from my air mattress being a vast alkali flat. Commentary: How dancing through rain and mud helped relight the lost fire of Burning Man 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z Because cinders are alkali, they restrict the growth of plants. Perspective | Answer Man is hot on the trail of two Fairfax County street names 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z Water cremation, also called alkaline hydrolysis, involves the body being placed in a chamber and broken down by a combination of water, heat and a strong alkali. Call for greener funeral options to be legalised 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z As they evaporate and refill over time, Beeler said an alkali pool can be distinguished by a white ring — similar to hard water stains — that forms on exposed soil and rocks. Ecology fines Coulee City-area ranch for damaging 23 wetland areas 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z About 25 properties have been searched by police investigating the death of a man who was shot and then doused in acid and alkali. Lancashire properties searched over Wigan acid murder 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z The lab can’t show you how a plume of alkali spreads through ocean waters, how added particles might clump up, or how the chemicals might affect marine life. Ocean geoengineering scheme aces its first field test 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z A two-week supply of chlorine alkali chemicals is now sitting on the tracks somewhere in Southern California, and the district can’t get it. A possible railroad strike looms. What's it mean for workers, transportation and the economy? 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Among the solubility rules previously discussed is the statement: Carbonates, phosphates, borates, and arsenates—except those of the ammonium ion and the alkali metals—are insoluble. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z The chyme produced from the stomach is highly acidic in nature; the pancreatic juices contain high levels of bicarbonate, an alkali that neutralizes the acidic chyme. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Also called “Dutched” or “alkalized,” Dutch-process cocoa powder has been treated with an alkali solution to increase the pH to between roughly 7 and 8. Everything you need to know about cocoa powder 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Late Thursday, authorities ordered the roughly 70 homes amid the sage, poplars and Russian olive trees that line the shallow, alkali lake to evacuate. Oregon communities struggle to control the Bootleg fire, now the largest in the U.S. 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z Initial calculations indicated that they could contain more than 280,000 tonnes of lithium, a silver-white alkali metal – enough for 10 years’ production. The curse of 'white oil': electric vehicles' dirty secret 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z The alkali metals all have a single s electron in their outermost shell. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z Coal provided the power; the nascent chemical industry supplied the acids and alkalis essential to these enterprises. Can the history of pollution shape a better future? 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z The Sharia judges, known as alkalis, are learned in both Islamic and secular laws. Nigerian singer sentenced to death for blasphemy 2020-08-10T04:00:00Z One is that no photoredox catalyst provides a reductant comparable in strength to that of alkali metals such as lithium and sodium. Strong chemical reducing agents produced by light 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z “This leather’s got four things working against it on the backside. Salt, brace, alkali and urine.” Eddie Logan is remembered as one of Santa Anita's all-time great characters 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z Active metals such as the alkali metals and alkaline earth metals can reduce nitrogen to form metal nitrides. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z Lithium, sodium and potassium, which nicely align in the table’s first vertical column — Group One, the alkali metals, with rubidium, cesium, and francium — all have one electron in their outer electron shell. Is It Time to Upend the Periodic Table? 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z Critics say the plane severely damaged the playa floor last year when it dug holes into the soft alkali dust and got stuck. Jumbo jet turned desert nightclub returns to Burning Man 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Two of the strongest reductants are the alkali metals sodium and lithium. Strong chemical reducing agents produced by light 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z With a vaguely alkali exterior and a chewy but pliant center, the bagel was puzzling but nevertheless a treat. For cramped New York, an expanding dining scene 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z How do alkali metals differ from alkaline earth metals in atomic structure and general properties? Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z Close observers of nature noted that certain chemical elements like lithium, sodium and potassium — known today as alkali metals — were all soft and floated in water. Is It Time to Upend the Periodic Table? 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z The methods of laser-based cooling and trapping as applied to electrically neutral atoms were first developed using alkali elements — those that occupy the first column of the periodic table. The next step in making arrays of single atoms 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z He introduced the relatively small alkali metals, rubidium and caesium, to the mix, which produced solar cells that maintain performance at high temperatures for almost 21 consecutive days. Japan’s global connectors 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z One promising candidate exploits vapours of alkali metals such as potassium, which allows conversion of almost all the energy used to excite the electrons, without heating problems. Dreaming of death rays: the search for laser weapons 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z Why does the reactivity of the alkali metals decrease from cesium to lithium? Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z As an alkali flat, there is nothing to burn and nothing to break. Burning Man's Mathematical Underbelly 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z Whether or not two-valence-electron atoms will prove to be superior to alkali atoms for quantum simulation and computing remains to be seen. The next step in making arrays of single atoms 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z Centuries of evaporation have transformed this ancient lake bed into a dry alkali flat, inhabited today by a migratory roost of 30,000 sandhill cranes. The Water Wars of Arizona 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z It partly depends on exactly what type of alkali sources, and how much, are used in the process, and how far the materials must be shipped. Cement Producers Are Developing a Plan to Reduce CO2 Emissions 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z In general, the alkali metals react faster and are more reactive than the corresponding alkaline earth metals in the same period. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z Burns explained that the river’s water is so bitter because it is filled with alkali left over from ancient Lake Bonneville. Humboldt River an object of scorn for pioneers 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z The outlook for corresponding advances in Rydberg gates for computation is less certain, because the properties of Rydberg states in two-valence-electron atoms are more complex, and less-well studied, than those in alkali atoms. The next step in making arrays of single atoms 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z The tracks, described by park naturalist David Bustos and colleagues, were found near the margin of one of the park’s alkali flats. Is This Going to Be a Stand-Up Fight, Sir, or Another Sloth Hunt? 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z Oil, such as coconut or olive oil, is mixed with an alkali such as lye to create a chemical reaction known as saponification. Soap maker uses ingredients that remind her of the South 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z The properties of the alkali metals are similar to each other as expected for elements in the same family. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z If the alkali is sodium hydroxide, the result is a hard soap, relatively difficult to dissolve. In Your Bathroom, the Scum of the Earth 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Liu, Y., Merinov, B. V. & Goddard, W. A. Origin of low sodium capacity in graphite and generally weak substrate binding of Na and Mg among alkali and alkaline earth metals. Monolayer atomic crystal molecular superlattices 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z An alkali fly underwater in California’s Mono Lake. Our favorite Science photos of 2017 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z And the alkali mariposa lily and ash meadows blazing star are among the plants that grow only along this river. The Amargosa River Defies the Desert 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z The alkali metals all react vigorously with water to form hydrogen gas and a basic solution of the metal hydroxide. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z Underwater, the alkali flies feast on algae and lay eggs free from competition and predators. The Scuba Diving Flies of California’s Mono Lake 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z He hopes to compare alkali flies from different lakes around the world. How alkali flies stay dry 2017-11-19T05:00:00Z The scientists built a sensor capable of measuring tiny forces and then dunked the alkali flies into a series of different solutions. These Super-Hairy Flies Can 'Breathe' Underwater 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z Water diversions are shrinking the lake, raising sodium carbonate concentrations to dangerously high levels, even for the alkali fly. This fly survives a deadly lake by encasing itself in a bubble. Here’s how it makes it 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z In addition, this high reactivity makes it necessary to prepare the metals by electrolysis of alkali metal compounds. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z But to experience the truly bizarre, look for the scuba diving alkali flies. The Scuba Diving Flies of California’s Mono Lake 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z The alkali breaks down the body’s proteins and fats. An Alternative to Burial and Cremation Gains Popularity 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z “It’s hot as hell in there, and alkali is a powerful sterilant at temperature,” Wilson says. Dissolve the Dead? Controversy Swirls around Liquid Cremation 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z But the alkali fly’s hairs are much more closely packed, better trapping the air and maintaining the bubble. This fly survives a deadly lake by encasing itself in a bubble. Here’s how it makes it 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z As in the case of the alkali metals, this is part of the emission spectrum of these elements. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z Calls and murmurs of birds fill the air scented with native cordgrass, marsh gumplant, and alkali heath, all planted and naturalized in the 10 years since these salt ponds were opened to the bay. How the Bay Area Is Restoring Nature's Delicate Balance Far off, toward Silver Peak and an extinct cinder cone near the ghost town of Blair, mounds of black volcanic rock rise like obelisks out of the alkali playa. Lithium: Mineral found in Nevada could power our future 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z It must first show the Nuclear Regulatory Commission how it’ll address alkali silica reaction, which causes concrete erosion. Public input sought for concrete erosion plan at nuke plant 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z The bridge, built in 1969, was damaged by alkali silica reaction, more commonly known as "concrete cancer". Merafield Bridge in Plympton demolished - BBC News 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z These carbonates precipitate upon mixing a solution of soluble alkali metal carbonate with a solution of soluble salts of these metals. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z Its cement supports began to disintegrate because of a chemical problem known as alkali silica reaction. Officials bid farewell to the 6th Street Viaduct 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z The alkali helps neutralize the natural acidity of the powder, giving the cocoa a more mellow and smooth, less bitter flavor. Test Kitchen tip: Natural vs. Dutch-process cocoa powder ... and a recipe 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z Sodium is one of the alkali metals, a group of famously reactive elements. Why this popular chemistry experiment is a blast 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z The Detroit airport runway is affected by a process called alkali/silica reaction, or ASR. Rebuild planned for 15 years old Detroit runway 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z The stability of the peroxides and superoxides of the alkali metals increases as the size of the cation increases. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z He explains that the careful packaging is necessary because caesium is an alkali metal, from the first column of the periodic table. The element that redefined time 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z The snag is lithium’s high chemical reactivity: it is part of the alkali metal group that includes sodium and potassium, stars of many a chemistry-class calamity. Caging the Li-ion 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z In honor of our teacher’s life, my 8th grade class at Sunburst Junior High decided to try to find a solution to stop the alkali from blowing across the interstate. Using STEM to Stop the Salt 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z “This is the first clear case of an alkali metal not only losing its single easily ionized valence electron in bonding, but also ‘breaking into the core’ in its bonding with several fluorines.” A Basic Rule of Chemistry Can Be Broken, Calculations Show 2013-11-21T12:45:00.513Z Although it has some chemical reactivity that is similar to that of the alkali metals, hydrogen has many of the same chemical properties of a nonmetal with a relatively low electronegativity. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z Rubidium is the chemical element of atomic number 37, a rare soft silvery reactive metal of the alkali metal group. And Let There Be "Molecules" of Light 2013-10-14T20:45:24.920Z Sacks says that after that incident he never forgot the trends in reactivity of the alkali metals, an important principle that’s often taught in high school and college. How to repel kids from science: By chaining curiosity in cuffs 2013-05-02T11:45:00.223Z Saltiness is a measure of the positively charged ions of alkali metals, notably sodium. Technology: The taste of things to come 2012-06-25T13:21:13.797Z "Your interior must have been as parched as an alkali desert, Joe." Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z The next atom is the alkali metal lithium with an atomic number of 3. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z It crystallizes in rhombic prisms which are readily soluble in hot water, melt at 187� C. and decompose at about 240� C. It is readily hydrolysed by hot caustic alkalis to benzoic acid and glycocoll. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Tending to the properties of an alkali; slightly alkaline. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z The particles of chalk come in contact with the yolk—there being a chemical affinity between the alkali and the oily matter of the yolk—immediately unite, and a true soap is formed. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z This lake is surrounded by areas of loose, shifting sand and flat areas of barren alkali. The Pocket Gophers (Genus Thomomys) of Utah, Vol. 1 No. 1 Kansas University Publications. 2012-03-19T02:00:23.340Z Zinc and cadmium have lower reduction potentials than hydrogen, and, like the alkali metals and alkaline earth metals, they will produce hydrogen gas when they react with acids. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z The granules, which disappear on the addition of acids and alkalies, are apparently either added to the cell or result from a precipitation within the same. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Capable of being alkalified, or converted into an alkali. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Where the case is not imminent, alkalies have sometimes been successfully administered, which combine with the carbonic acid gas, and thus at once reduce its volume. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z For our delicate machinery of apperception there is no longer right or wrong; vice and virtue are the acid and alkali of existence. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z Alkalis were extracted from ashes, and soaps were prepared by combining these alkalis with fats. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z This fibrillation of mucus is regarded as the result of a coagulation of its mucin, previously held in solution by an alkali. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z To convert into an alkali; to give alkaline properties to. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Nevertheless, the mud walls had been whitewashed until they looked like the dried up bottom of a pool in an alkali desert. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z But what prompted Brigham Young to plant his cane by the shore of an alkali lake and say, Here we shall remain? Joseph Smith as Scientist A Contribution to Mormon Philosophy 2012-03-12T03:00:27.817Z The alkali metals have the largest atomic radii and the lowest first ionization energy in their periods. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z A solution of these in chloroform may become decolorized when acted upon by a dilute alkali, or it may not be thus altered. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z An instrument to ascertain the strength of alkalies, or the quantity of alkali in a mixture. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Among the chemical we note the action of acids and alkalies upon metals. Electric Bells and All About Them A Practical Book for Practical Men 2012-03-06T03:00:25.273Z It has already been mentioned that when silica or sand is fused with an excess of alkali, the resulting glass is soluble in water. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z However, there are applications where the reactivity of the alkali metals is an advantage. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z Bilirubin presents the former relation, while chloroform solutions of the coloring matter of the yelk of egg and of the corpus luteum, called lutein or h�molutein, are not decolorized by an alkali. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z The art or process of ascertaining the strength of alkalies, or the quantity present in alkaline mixtures. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z One look at the table, and chemists and middle school students alike grasp the way atoms arrange themselves in groups: alkali metals, noble gasses, halogens. Data Visualizations Are More Than Just Pictures 2012-02-22T18:16:56Z Here the sulphate, if it existed in the alkali, is decomposed by the silicic acid, and the sulphuric acid passes off through the flues of the reverberatory furnace. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z The other alkali metals and their salts also impart color to a flame. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z Another species—A. tridentata, Nutt.—is the shrubby form, growing so abundantly all over the alkali plains of the Great Basin, where it holds undisputed possession with the prairie-dog and the coyote. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z Of or pertaining to an alkali or to alkalies; having the properties of an alkali. ÷ earths, certain substances, as lime, baryta, strontia, and magnesia, possessing some of the qualities of alkalies. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z It is said, and extensively believed, that the soil between Moose Jaw and Calgary is made up of desert and alkali lands, and entirely unfit for cultivation. Pictures of Canadian Life A Record of Actual Experiences 2012-02-14T03:00:28.520Z The alkali employed is generally extremely good carbonate of potash, whereas soda is used in the manufacture of the other kinds of glass which have been described. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z Because of this charge increase, the atoms of the alkaline earth metals are smaller and have higher first ionization energies than the alkali metals within the same period. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z Between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada there were the alkali plains, unfit for human habitation. The Aventures of Buffalo Bill 2012-02-13T03:00:13.357Z The quality which constitutes an alkali; alkaline property. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z In some parts the soil was strongly impregnated with alkali, so much so, indeed, that it made the ground white, and left a crust of what looked like ice on the lakes and ponds. Pictures of Canadian Life A Record of Actual Experiences 2012-02-14T03:00:28.520Z Silicate of soda and silicate of potash, when the alkali, that is to say, the soda or potash, is in excess, are both soluble. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z The higher ionization energy makes the alkaline earth metals less reactive than the alkali metals; however, they are still very reactive elements. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z In common with Gay Lussac and Davy, he held subterraneous thermic disturbances to be probably due to the contact of water with metals of the alkalis and alkaline earths. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z The act rendering alkaline by impregnating with an alkali; a conferring of alkaline qualities. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z There they would lie until sufficiently dry for the torch that would blacken their massive trunks, and calcine their many branches into dusty heaps of alkali. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z Caustic alkalis hydrolyse it readily to the alkaline chloride and cyanate. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z Like the alkali metals, the heavier alkaline earth metals impart color to a flame. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z Potassium, pō-tas′i-um, n. the metallic base of the alkali potash—it is of a bluish colour, and presents a strong metallic lustre. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z To render alkaline; to communicate the properties of an alkali to. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z The boat was sailing back to Tarifa with a cargo of alkali, and I saw that cargo stowed away in her hold. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z Some of these plants have been propagated in north-west America with great success, turning the barren alkali lands that were never known to grow anything, into valuable pastures. Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z Unlike most salts of the alkali metals, many of the common salts of the alkaline earth metals are insoluble in water because of the high lattice energies of these compounds, containing a divalent metal ion. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z Potash, pot′ash, n. a powerful alkali, obtained from the ashes of plants—also Potass′.—n. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z A compound radical, NH4, having the chemical relations of a strongly basic element like the alkali metals. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z That cargo of alkali was most uncommon small; the profit on it wouldn't have paid the decky's wages. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z The alkali is soda in a free condition, and its presence is of the highest consequence, for without it the liquid would be insoluble. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.223Z Both atoms, which are in the alkali metal family, have only one electron in a valence s subshell outside a filled set of inner shells. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z It crystallizes in prisms, which are soluble in water, melt at 16� C., and boil at 160.5� C. When fused with an alkali, it forms propionic acid; with biomine it yields αβ-dibromisobutyric acid. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z 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. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z From Salt Lake City to Denver, a distance of six hundred miles, the route lies over an alkali and sage plain. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z It is true, the water extracts a little alkali, and a trace of sulphide of sodium; but the abstraction of these bodies is hardly sufficient to account for the change in question. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.223Z A salt is known to be an alkali metal fluoride. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z Glu′coside, any of those vegetable products which, on treatment with acids or alkalies, yield a sugar or some closely allied carbohydrate; Glucosūr′ia, the presence of glucose in the urine. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z A remedy for acidity of the stomach, as an alkali or absorbent. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z The great objection and most discouraging indication to the party was the unlimited amount of caustic alkali found all over those plains and all through the valley. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z Black, green, red, blue and yellow glasses are made, which contain a large proportion of alkali and are readily fusible. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z However, alkali metal salts generally are very stable and do not decompose easily when heated. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z C. F. K. Formation of Iodiform.—All mixtures in which alcohol and iodine enter in combination with any alkali forming colorless solutions go in part to the formation of iodiform. Scientific American, Vol. XXXIX.?No. 24. [New Series.], December 14, 1878 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures 2012-01-05T03:00:31.783Z A substance produced by the action of an alkali upon albumin, and resembling casein in its properties; also, a compound formed by the union of albumin with another substance. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z All it requires is sufficient water to wash from the surface the superabundant alkali that forms upon it. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z The pain occurring immediately after food was usually relieved by alkalies; whereas acids were indicated where suffering was not experienced until an hour or two after the commencement of the digestive act. Scientific American, Vol. XXXVII.?No. 2. [New Series.], July 14, 1877 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures 2012-01-05T03:00:29.743Z The oxides of the alkali metals have little industrial utility, unlike magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, and aluminum oxide. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z This was the common potash alum and uncombined with any carbonated alkali, and it passed into the stomach unchanged. Scientific American, Vol. XXXIX.?No. 24. [New Series.], December 14, 1878 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures 2012-01-05T03:00:31.783Z It was like the meeting of the acid and the alkali. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z All of these cloths are said to be acid, alkali and germ proof, do not absorb grease and can be washed with soap and water. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z I understand that, in modern chemistry, the acids and alkalies are the two extremes of a class of substances called hydrates, the only difference being the radical. Scientific American, Vol. XXXVII.?No. 2. [New Series.], July 14, 1877 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures 2012-01-05T03:00:29.743Z There are great alkali barrens, rocks, and muskegs to be overcome, arid plains to be watered, forests cleared, the waste places to be made fruitful. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z She laughed bitterly, for the luxury of self-contempt was alkali upon her tongue. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z Strong or weak solutions of these substances also decompose it, producing some alkali nitrate and nitrite, the cellulose molecule being only partially restored, some quantity undergoing oxidation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z The alkali present in the soap is useful in neutralising any mineral acids contained in the leather. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z The manifold minerals, metals, oxides, acids, and alkalies are used in a variety of ways by the modern chemical potter. Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers 2011-12-10T03:00:15.097Z One hundred and twenty grains of the same specimen of chalk were again strongly heated; the calcined chalk, amounting to 68 grains, was digested with a solution of fixed alkali in water. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z "A man would die of alkali in this place before he's waited on." Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z Ammonia is also active, but not quite in the same manner as the alkali hydroxides. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z Some imported skins are only partially tanned, and it is necessary to wash out the tannin with some kind of alkali, which also takes out much of the natural grease of the skin. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z They make it clear that there has been an introduction of fluorine and boron and a diminution in the alkalies during the transformation of the granitic rock into the greisen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z But what, one may ask, is an alkali, of which mention is so often made by Boyle? Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z He had an insistent and strong horror of that gray void of sand and alkali so near at hand and so far across. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z It is saponified by alkalies, with reproduction of soluble gum. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z Graphite is not affected by heat, cold, acids, or alkalies, and has a strong attraction for metal surfaces. Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair 2011-12-04T03:00:04.777Z The white shirt had burst in places; the grime of alkali had caked on my face, leaving only paler circles about the eyes. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z In the seventeenth century the distinction between acid and alkali was made the basis of a system of chemical medicine. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z "You say everything is all right on th' ranch?" asked Buck of a man who, covered with alkali, had just come from the Bar-20. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z Like all resins, these are insoluble in water, soluble in alkalies, but precipitated on neutralization of the alkaline solution. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z Fourth—The oil must be free from acid, alkalies, animal or vegetable fillers, or other injurious agencies. Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair 2011-12-04T03:00:04.777Z Here and there the bitter dust of alkali rolled across the waste, crusting our dripping faces and the coats of the lathered beasts. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z The truly philosophical character, and at the same time the want of enthusiasm, of Black become apparent if we contrast his work on alkali with that of Lavoisier on acid. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z Most of the small closed basins, however, contain “playas,” or alkali mud flats, that are overflowed when the tributary streams are supplied with storm water. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Don’t say a word until you have washed away some of that alkali dust and brushed your clothes. Girl Scouts in the Rockies 2011-11-16T03:00:25.047Z However polluted the former of these may be, still the vast advance which it made by the discovery of the principal acids, alkalis, and the more common of their salts, should be constantly recognized. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z At one time, he longs for acids; at another, alkalies; now, he wants stimulants; then, refrigerants, &c. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor 2011-11-14T03:00:19.813Z Strange we may say that this discovery did not induce Black to prosecute the study of caustic alkalis: surely he would have anticipated Davy, and have been known as the discoverer of potassium and sodium. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z There are broad plains covered with salt and alkali, and others supporting only scattered bunch grass, sage bush, cactus and other arid land plants. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The ill effects of the alkali water passed off in a few hours, and the scouts felt able to continue the ride in the morning. Girl Scouts in the Rockies 2011-11-16T03:00:25.047Z If alkali were present, the alum would crystallize out either before or with the vitriol. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z More benefit, however, appears to be derived from potassium iodide, guaiacum, the alkalis potash and lithia, and from the administration of aspirin and sodium salicylate. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z But the earths resembled alkalis, inasmuch as they too combined with, and so neutralized, acids. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z Cacao beans processed in the so-called Dutch style, which adds alkali salt during roasting, have a milder, more pleasant flavor. The Sweet Smell of Chocolate: Sweat, Cabbage and Beef 2011-10-31T12:45:07.317Z It is soluble in strong acetic acid, and in caustic alkalis, which latter may be used for the purification of starch in which it is present. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Such liquors are bound to contain aluminum sulphate if there is any earth or clay about, and whether they contained alum would be a question of an alkali being present. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z The differences are surprisingly small and are principally an increase in the water and a diminution in the amount of alkalis and lime together with the oxidation of the ferrous oxide. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z The distinction at first drawn between "earth" and "alkali" was too absolute; the intermediate group of "alkaline earths" served to bridge over the gap between the extreme groups. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z Workers are clearing and cleaning the polluted land that used to be home to a chemical plant, an alkali works, a forge, railway yards and waste dumps. Column: United vs. City now a clash of equals 2011-10-22T17:17:10Z It is stripped off in lengths about 25 or 30 in., and freed from fat by dipping in a solution of caustic alkali and scraping with a blunt knife. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The author was familiar with saltpetre, sal-ammoniac, and alkali, and with the acids he prepared many salts for the first time. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z The amount of water in the rock increases and part of the alkalis is carried away in solution; they form valuable sources of mineral food to plants. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z I think that our knowledge of salt is now more complete than our knowledge of either acid, alkali, or earth. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z The marine acid is procured from common salt by the vitriolic acid, which unites with its base, the fossil alkali. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z In its medicinal use glycerin is an excellent solvent for such substances as iodine, alkaloids, alkalis, &c., and is therefore used for applying them to diseased surfaces, especially as it aids in their absorption. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The solution contains alkali, a substance found in cosmetics and liquid soaps. Florida funeral home offers eco-friendly cremations 2011-10-10T22:47:58Z Leaving Lovelocks, I found myself again on a barren desert, covered in places with salt and alkali deposits. Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z Up to this time metallic calces, and for the most part alkalis and earths also, had been regarded as elementary substances. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z It consists of the vegetable alkali and this peculiar acid. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z Owing to their possession of this common property, these natural fatty bodies and various artificial derivatives of glycerin, which behave in the same way when treated with alkalis, are known as glycerides. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Lime, and the alkalies, are generally safe and useful additions, in connection with clover as a green manure; these may be applied to almost any worn soils with great advantage. American Pomology Apples 2011-10-03T02:00:29.477Z This village is located in the midst of alkali flats and seemed to me an unattractive place for a residence. Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z Earths and alkalis are probably oxides of metals; this before long became an article of faith with all orthodox chemists. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z This unites with the vegetable alkali, and forms vitriolated tartar; and the pure acid of tartar may be procured in crystals, by evaporation and filtration, equal in weight to half the cream of tartar. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z It sublimes in thin plates of a dark colour and metallic lustre, and is soluble in solutions of the caustic alkalis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z As the process of ripening becomes perfected, the acids combine with alkalies, and thus the acidity of the fruit diminishes, while its sweetness increases. American Pomology Apples 2011-10-03T02:00:29.477Z I deem it no loss To flee to thy arms from the cactus and sand; How sweet on thy deep, heaving bosom to toss After parching so long in the alkali land! By Trench and Trail in Song and Story 2011-09-24T02:00:15.120Z Volta and others had subjected water to the action of a current of electricity, and had noticed the appearance of acid and alkali at the oppositely electrified metallic surfaces. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z United to the mineral alkali, it forms a neutral salt, lately introduced into medicine. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z North-west of Kilimanjaro is a sheet of water known as the Natron Lake from the mineral alkali it contains. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z We had been marching and scouting for six weeks through scorching dust and alkali, and with untrimmed beards and begrimed attire were unrecognizable. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z How spectral and huge o'er the alkali waste; The secrets of ages thy vastness entomb, Are seemingly safe in thy mystical breast! By Trench and Trail in Song and Story 2011-09-24T02:00:15.120Z The alkali was generally said to be ammonia. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z If the human calculus be distilled, it yields a volatile alkali, and something sublimes from it which has a sourish taste, and therefore called the acid of the calculus. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z It is appreciably soluble in water, and also in solutions of the caustic alkalis and alkaline sulphides. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z We marched in glaring sun, through miles of dust, sage-brush, and alkali, and followed it up on Sunday, the 30th, with just such another; no shade, no grass, no water fit to swallow. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z A part of the acid evidently came from the animal membrane, but not the whole, and the source of the alkali was as obscure as before. Scientific Culture, and Other Essays Second Edition; with Additions 2011-09-17T02:00:31.747Z The experiment was repeated several times with the same apparatus; acid and alkali were still produced, but the alkali decreased each time. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z The fixed alkalis are of vegetable or mineral origin. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z He deals with human character as a chemist with his acids and alkalies, and while he mixes his coloured fluids in a way that surprises the profane, knows perfectly well what he is about. Views and Reviews 2011-09-16T02:00:21.197Z I recalled reading somewhere that the Dutch alkali processing of cocoa removes the... People's Pharmacy: Is cocoa powder as healthful as chocolate? 2011-09-11T04:01:08Z In regard to the nature of this acid and alkali, there was the greatest difference of opinion among the early experimenters on this subject. Scientific Culture, and Other Essays Second Edition; with Additions 2011-09-17T02:00:31.747Z The only conclusion to be drawn was that the alkali came from the water employed. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z On the other hand, the mineral, or fossil alkali, is apt to lose its water in a dry atmosphere, and then it is said to effloresce. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z Treatment with steam and alkali serve to neutralize the acid nature of the oils and to remove impurities. Paint Technology and Tests 2011-09-15T02:00:12.263Z This attempt ended in failure because of the destructive effect on the fibres, but, in later trials, this was prevented by first absorbing the gas in a solution of fixed alkali. Chlorination of Water 2011-09-13T02:00:32.243Z You think he has found at last the source of the acid and alkali in the impurities of the water. Scientific Culture, and Other Essays Second Edition; with Additions 2011-09-17T02:00:31.747Z In his first experiments on the effect of the electrical current on potash and soda, Davy used strong aqueous solutions of these alkalis, with the result that hydrogen and oxygen only were evolved. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z The vitriolic acid uniting with the mineral alkali of the salt, makes Glauber salt, and the marine acid uniting with the volatile alkali, makes sal ammoniac. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z It is the only method in practical operation which does not require the use of acids, alkalis or other chemicals, every trace of which should be removed from the finished product by expensive purifying processes. Paint Technology and Tests 2011-09-15T02:00:12.263Z The discovery of electrolytic hypochlorites dates back to 1859, when Watt found that chlorides of the fixed alkalies and alkaline earths yielded hypochlorites on being submitted to the action of an electrical current. Chlorination of Water 2011-09-13T02:00:32.243Z There was still, however, the production of the volatile alkali and of nitrous acid to be accounted for. Scientific Culture, and Other Essays Second Edition; with Additions 2011-09-17T02:00:31.747Z Therefore, said Black, it is possible to recover the whole of the chalk originally present before calcination, by adding a fixed alkali to the calcined chalk or quicklime. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z Slaked lime added to this, unites with the marine acid of the ammoniac, and sets loose the volatile alkali in the form of alkaline air, which combining with water, makes the liquid caustic volatile alkali. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z It is a very stable pigment, not being materially affected by either acid or alkali, and can be used with the most delicate colors. Paint Technology and Tests 2011-09-15T02:00:12.263Z Hydrolysis is reduced by caustic alkalies and alkaline carbonates, and increased by acids and acid carbonates that reduce the OH′ concentration. Chlorination of Water 2011-09-13T02:00:32.243Z Cruickshanks supposed that the acid was nitrous acid, and the alkali ammonia. Scientific Culture, and Other Essays Second Edition; with Additions 2011-09-17T02:00:31.747Z The new substance, as a rule, is without action on earthy matters or on vegetable colours; it is not sour, nor is it soapy to the touch like alkali; it is neutral. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z It differs essentially from the other kind of animal oil, by containing an alkali instead of an acid. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z He was on the main road now and the dry alkali soil, being unsuitable for any kind of cultivation, opened up in great vistas of space. Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy 2011-09-12T02:00:25.620Z These solutions contain mixtures of sodium hypochlorite and sodium chloride together with some free alkali. Chlorination of Water 2011-09-13T02:00:32.243Z And now let me ask who is there of us who would not have concluded at this stage of the inquiry that the acid and alkali were essential products of the decomposition of water? Scientific Culture, and Other Essays Second Edition; with Additions 2011-09-17T02:00:31.747Z Why are acids acid, and why are alkalis alkaline? Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z For this purpose about four times the weight of alkali must be made use of. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z Bastian maintained that the alkali had a positive power of originating life, and stated one hundred and twenty-two degrees Fahr. as favorable to the appearance of life. The Relations of Science and Religion The Morse Lecture, 1880 2011-09-11T02:00:11.613Z Upon the western prairies there are in some places small alkali lakes, where few or no stones are to be found. Indian Scout Talks A Guide for Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls 2011-09-11T02:00:11.207Z And leaving behind all that they had worked to establish, they yet again pitched themselves against the arid terrain, the cactus, the alkali, quicksand, and rattlesnakes. In the 19th century, the Romneys fled the law 2011-09-09T15:30:00Z There is an alkali hidden in every earth, said some chemists. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z It must then be washed in caustic volatile alkali, after which the fluid must be decanted, and the black powder left to dry in the air. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z A solution of caustic potash or soda forms with gentianin a yellow solution, and the tincture of the root to which either of these alkalis has been added loses its bitterness in a few days. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z Here we used the sticky alkali mud, on the end of a pliable rod or willow switch perhaps two and a half feet long. Indian Scout Talks A Guide for Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls 2011-09-11T02:00:11.207Z It is the match, which needs only to be rubbed,—or the tinder waiting for the spark,—or the acid for the alkali. Insanity Its Causes and Prevention 2011-08-29T02:01:05.400Z An alkali is an earth refined by the presence of acid and combustible matter, said others. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z Iron is precipitated from this solution by the Prussian alkali. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z It is then dissolved in an alkali, the solution concentrated, and cooled down by running over horizontal glass plates. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z Bases of the alkali metals give with it four series of salts; these are stable except in alkaline solutions, in which they absorb oxygen and turn brown. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z It is a strong alkali, and burns the throat and mouth. How to Care for the Insane A Manual for Nurses 2011-08-22T02:00:55.510Z Earths thus came to be included in the term "alkali," when that term was used in its widest acceptation. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z With the volatile alkali a blue liquor is formed, but in some cases it becomes colourless. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z The most intense forms of inflammation of the stomach are the toxic conditions which follow the swallowing of corrosive poisons, such as strong mineral acids of alkalis which may extensively destroy the mucous membrane. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z The ashes contain a large proportion of alkali, and are a good manure, especially for peaty land. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z Soft soap is a strong alkali, and if eaten becomes an irritating poison. How to Care for the Insane A Manual for Nurses 2011-08-22T02:00:55.510Z To the earth or alkali, as being the foundation on which the salt is built, by the addition of acid, the name of base was given by Rouelle in 1744. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z The precipitate from the same solution by phlogisticated alkali, is Prussian blue. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z Second, they must not be easily affected by acids or alkalies; hence, it has been difficult to produce colors that are reasonably permanent and at the same time harmless. Frye's Practical Candy Maker Comprising Practical Receipts for the Manufacture of Fine "Hand-Made" Candies 2011-08-15T02:00:27.403Z The use of alkalies.—The most common cleansing agents are hot water, soap, and soda. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z The best antidotes for acids are soda, lime-water, soap-suds, and chalk; for alkalies, weak acids, such as lemons, oranges, vinegar, or cider. How to Care for the Insane A Manual for Nurses 2011-08-22T02:00:55.510Z The acid, the alkali, the earth, each is, in a sense, a salt. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z The water used in this preparation contains a portion of the calx suspended by the alkali, and being precipitated by an acid, is called ceruse of antimony. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z The paste of which they are made is very fine and homogeneous, coated with a peculiar glassy lustre, which is thin but tenacious, red or black, and formed of silica rendered fusible by an alkali. Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science 2011-07-19T02:00:21.280Z It will be sufficient for our purpose just now to know that acids have a sour taste and that alkalies counteract acids. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z But perhaps it stands as well as any white lead would, prepared from litharge, by solution in nitric or acetic acids, and precipitation by carbonated alkali. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z Lavoisier had recognized oxygen as the acidifier; Black had proved that a caustic alkali does not contain carbonic acid. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z Thus the addition of an acid changes an alkali into a neutral salt. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z Bel entered, shut the door, dropped upon the red plush seat a duster and cap caked with desert alkali, and stood apprehensive of his welcome, his heart in his eyes. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z If we add soda to lemon-juice there will be a brisk effervescence and the lemon-juice will no longer be sour, hence soda is an alkali. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z I then collected the precipitate, and washed away the superfluous alkali by clear water, and dried it in the shade. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z The quantity of acid slowly increased as the experiment continued, whereas the quantity of alkali remained the same as after a few minutes' action of the electric current. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z Thus, all metals dissolved in acids are precipitated by mild alkalis. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z But the Mojave's sure-enough he-desert: sand and sun, cactus and alkali. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z Acids and alkalies are to some extent responsible for the fading of fabrics in the wash when these fabrics owe their colour to vegetable dyes. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z Could the necessary alkali and apyrous clays be conveniently had at this spot, I cannot conceive a more advantageous place for a manufactory of crystal glass. b. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z The production of alkali is probably due, said Davy, to the presence in the water of some substance which is not removed by distillation in a glass retort. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z Thus when phlogisticated alkali is poured into a solution of green vitriol, the acid of the vitriol unites with the alkali, while the phlogiston joining the calx of iron makes Prussian blue. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z "Were you to fire a rifle to the right or left, your bullet would fall on the baking alkali of the desert." The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z The widely advertised pastes and liquids for cleaning metal-work, particularly brass, often contain acids or alkalies that are injurious to metals. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z The composition of the tube of glass, I have judged to be simply a silicious sand and an alkali, probably with a small addition of lime or vegetable ashes. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z A little piece of glass was placed in the water; alkali quickly began to form. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z On the contrary, when nitrous air is made to pass over red-hot iron, volatile alkali is produced. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z I've been wandering about the alkali for days without being able to find my way back. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z Substances are classified for chemical purposes in groups, every member of which exhibits the same chemical property, and we shall require to distinguish between the group called acids and the group called alkalies. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z It has fine meadows of good land and excellent pasture toward the south, although there are some patches of alkali and salt. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z So far Davy's discoveries had all tended to confirm the generally accepted view which regarded alkalis and earths as metallic oxides. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z Phosphoric air is produced by the solution of phosphorus in caustic fixed alkali. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z "I guess you will have to be satisfied with a cup of alkali water," interjected the Professor, dryly. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z Acids turn vegetable blues red, alkalies turn vegetable blues green and vegetable yellows brown. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z There are also good spots of saltpeter and alkali. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z Of course, if muriatic acid contains oxygen, the salts—muriates—produced by the action of this acid on alkalis and earths must also contain oxygen. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z United with fixed air, it makes the concrete volatile alkali; with marine acid air, the common sal-ammoniac; and with water, the caustic volatile alkali. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z Parry and Tad grasped Stacy by the arms and hauled him, dripping, from the alkali sink into which he had plunged. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z Strong acids and alkalies act as caustics; that is they destroy fabrics. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z There is no green grass and even at the river all we found was willow thickets and saline and alkali flats. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z The results of this research, and his subsequent work on the alkalis and on muriatic acid and chlorine, have been already described. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z Under the head of liquids I shall consider acids and alkalis, though some of them may be exhibited in the form of air, and others in a solid form. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z This one must have worked its way up through the alkali until only a thin crust covered it, and this crust the boy had had the misfortune to step on and break through. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z He nodded at the glistening alkali along the flat, and his eyes twinkled with furtive humor as Dixie Lee raised her quirt. Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z Salt flats and alkali patches, with innumerable ground-squirrel burrows are all that one can see. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z V Valentine, Basil, an alchemist, 15; his views on alkalis, 174. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z Both acids and alkalis are distinguishable by their taste. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z After beating a cloud of alkali dust from his clothes he joined the party at the breakfast table. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z The alkali springs, which rose from the ground in the immediate neighbourhood of the capital and formed the centre of an attractive bathing-establishment, constituted the claims of the city to be considered a health resort. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z The outlines of the streams are quite distinct until some distance below, where it is lost in a great white plain of alkali. Little Pills, An Army Story Being Some Experiences of a United States Army Medical Officer on the Frontier Nearly a Half Century Ago 2011-04-28T02:00:13.453Z But the experiments went on, and Lance became enthusiastic over the details of drying the reeds, getting the mixture of caustic alkali just right for boiling, and trying rags in various proportions. True and Other Stories 2011-04-26T02:00:27.117Z Another test, and more accurate, is, that acids change the blue juices of vegetables red, and alkalis turn the syrup of violets green. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z Overhead burned the blue of a cloudless sky; about them the suffocating atmosphere of the alkali desert. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z The sodium and potassium salts, when heated to 400� C., give oxalates and carbonates of the 669 alkali metals, but the magnesium, calcium and barium salts yield carbonates only. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z The alkali species yield kaolin by alteration, and are thus the source of china-clay. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z It is a dark-blue powder quite insoluble in water, but when reduced it yields indigo-white which dissolves in aqueous alkali, the solution thus obtained being called an indigo-vat. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z The nitrous acid unites with phlogiston, alkalis, metallic substances, and calcareous earth. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z "You should always keep your eyes on the weather in this country, especially when on the alkali," he told the boy after the party had started on again. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z Most of the essential oils are decomposed by alkali, but they do not yield soaps as do the fatty oils. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z May contain alkali chlorides and up to 4 per cent blasting gelatine. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z The vat dyes are insoluble in water, but yield reduction products which are soluble in aqueous alkali, and can be readily reoxidized to the dye-stuff. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z Nitre also enters into the composition of pulvis fulminans, viz. three parts nitre, two of dry alkali, and one of sulphur. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z If we are going to camp on the alkali to-night we shall have to make time between this and sundown. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z It is not unlike vegetable oil in its appearance and its properties, and forms soaps with alkalies. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z Bobbinite: the only gunpowder explosive allowed in England, not allowed in foreign mines; alkali nitrate, carbohydrates, wax may be added. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z The introduction is divided into five parts as follows: Part I.—The influence of alkalies and alkaline earths on the constituents of cane juice. The Philippine Agricultural Review Vol. VIII, First Quarter, 1915 No. 1 2011-04-13T02:00:12.527Z The acetous acid is the produce of a peculiar fermentation of vegetable substances, succeeding the vinous, in which ardent spirit it is procured, and succeeded by the putrefactive, in which volatile alkali is generated. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z A brazen glare lay over the scene, while up from the white alkali flats rose a wave of heat that was suffocating. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z Zinc, formerly only worked at Dyserth, has increased in output, and copper mines also exist, as at Talargoch, together with smelting works, oil, vitriol, potash and alkali manufactories. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z I wish some farmer who gives constant personal attention to his work—as I cannot—would make some careful tests of the practical value of alkalis. What I know of farming: a series of brief and plain expositions of practical agriculture as an art based upon science 2011-03-29T02:00:08.937Z When these are brought together, it is reasonable to expect that, like an acid and alkali, they will effervesce, or, like the two opposite poles of a battery, will repel each other. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z Thus the acetous acid, combined with vegetable alkali, forms a substance that is called the foliated earth of tartar; and it may be expelled from it by the vitriolic acid. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z Even in animals that never have been near the desert you will find the same inborn dread of the alkali flats. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z The seat of great alkali manufactures, it imports chiefly sulphur and other chemicals, exporting coal, soda, potash, copper, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z By boiling, water evaporates its gases and alkali, and is inferior afterward for cooking purposes, especially for boiling vegetables; therefore, we earnestly recommend to use the water at the first boiling. Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks 2011-03-23T02:00:22.007Z The journey was very curious through the pit, glass, and alkali country. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z This acid, united to the mineral alkali, makes Rochelle salt. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z Instead, the country was rolling; here and there were wide reaches of whitish desert sands and alkali sinks. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z The fluorides of the alkali metals, of silver, and of most of the heavy metals are soluble in water; those of the alkaline earths are insoluble. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z Water that has been boiled is inferior for cooking purposes, its gases and alkali being evaporated. Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks 2011-03-23T02:00:22.007Z The celluloses, on the other hand, and therefore the vegetable fibres, are extraordinarily resistant to the action of alkalis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z It consists of the mineral alkali and a peculiar acid, which may be separated, and exhibited in white flakes, by putting acid of vitriol to a solution of it in water. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z They had come out on the level plain, and before them for several miles stretched the white alkali of the Nevada Desert. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z Many of the passengers were English; humble households torn up from the moorings of a thousand years, and bound for some problematical paradise in the alkali desert or the Rockies. The Three Impostors or The Transmutations 2011-03-09T03:00:45.227Z His first experiments were the effects of acids and alkalies on vegetable colors, the kind of air in the vesicles of common seaweed, and the solution and precipitation of metals. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z The broad distinction between the two groups is chiefly evident in their relationship to alkalis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z The class of substances that seems particularly formed by nature to unite with acids, and thereby form neutral salts, are the alkalis. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z "The pony struck a thin crust on the alkali," explained the guide. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z And you have to see it; otherwise you may take up a fine alkali mine. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z And His Lordship stooped and felt it, and he heaved a little sigh, As the knowledge dawned upon him that his land was—alkali! Songs of the Prairie 2011-03-05T03:00:26.390Z Most of SiGNa's business is in selling alkalis to chemical companies that use them in oil refining, drug development, and more. Michael Lefenfeld's Offbeat Power Play 2011-03-03T22:00:00Z Alkalies also combine with oils, and the less thin and volatile they are, the more easily are they soluble in alkalies. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z The guide explained, that frequently these thin crusts were found on the desert, covering alkali sinks, some being dry, others having water in them. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z Between them lies the great treeless alkali plain centering around Nevada, Fig. Wood and Forest 2011-03-01T03:00:42.647Z They hydrolyse readily when boiled with solutions of caustic alkalies or mineral acids, yielding the constituent acid and alcohol. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z One of these, impregnated with alkali, is evidently an old crater filled up, and supplied by a hot mineral spring. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z The union of alkali and oil makes soap. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z Later on you may be glad to drink alkali water. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z It could not stand even the drying, but for the alkali into which it is dipped. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z These are crushed in a mill worked by a camel and afterwards mixed with a small portion of alkali and a kind of soft earth, placed in a vessel with a vent. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z "We laid over for Sundays, and I preached every Sunday on the journey but one, when we were crossing an alkali desert, and had to push on through to water." Two Years in Oregon 2011-02-16T03:00:33.293Z With about equal weights of alkali and siliceous sand is made glass, of so great use in admitting light and excluding the weather from our houses, as well as for making various useful utensils. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z They were now willing to drink any kind of water after their half day's journey across the burning alkali. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z Thus the ions of the alkalis and magnesium are caustic, those of the alkaline earthy metals produce actual mortification of the tissue and so on. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z The alkali dissolves the indurated cuticle, and the corn falls out spontaneously, leaving a small excavation, which soon fills up. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z If an alkali is added, however, a highly dissociated salt of para-nitrophenol is formed, and the yellow colour is at once evident. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z The solution of fixed alkali dissolves the calx of arsenic, and by means of heat a brown tenacious mass is produced, and having also a disagreeable smell, it is called liver of arsenic. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z "Go shake the alkali out of your eyes." The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z It has already been pointed out that Lavoisier considered the alkalis and the alkaline earths as elements, because in his time they had not been decomposed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z There seemed to me to be traces of the alkali of irony mixed in with the tincture of derision in that question of yours. Half-Hours with the Idiot 2011-01-22T03:00:18.853Z “Well, pretty soon you’ll think you’re chewing cotton; and it may make you sick, though this spring isn’t strong enough of alkali to do you much harm.” The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z The emetic tartar, or antimonial tartar, is a saline substance, composed of acid of tartar, vegetable alkali, and antimony partially calcined. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z The Professor's long legs were covering the alkali at a pace that left the others behind, until Tad spurted and headed him. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z He knew the difference between acids and alkalis and the peculiar results which attended their incautious combination. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z Some hours out from Great Salt Lake, The sand dunes stretching southward O'er a waste of shrubbery and alkali Were shimmering in the sunshine Like copper kettles on a field of bronze. The Blood of Rachel A Dramatization of Esther, and other poems 2011-01-14T03:00:46.933Z And I reckon I might as well take in an alkali spring, too, while I’ve got the chance. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z The origin of soap was the discovery of the detergent properties of a boiled mixture of fat and alkali. The Scientific Basis of National Progress Including that of Morality 2010-12-30T03:00:25.567Z They soon swept by Tad, and on out over white alkali desert once more. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z The two names combine to explain to us that wood and not coal was used by the glass-blower and also that his alkali had to be gotten in an unusual way. Stained Glass Tours in France 2010-12-30T03:00:24.760Z It dyes cotton, wool and silk in a bath acidified with acetic acid or alum, yielding a bright yellow colour which is turned brown by alkalis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z When digested for some time with a caustic alkali it is converted into a basic salt, PbCrO4�PbO, a pigment known as “chrome red.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z The alkali metal salts included potassium chloride, a salt substitute, and potassium benzoate, a preservative. Researchers Create Nanostructures, and Whip Up a Recipe, Too 2010-09-06T19:41:00Z "It's horrible stuff, but it is water," breathed the Professor as he swallowed the brown alkali fluid. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z Castor oil, linseed oil, and sweet oil may also be used; they form soaps when mixed with the free alkalies, which they thus render harmless. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers The sulphide colours are remarkable for their fastness to light, alkalis, acids and washing, but unless proper care is exercised the cotton is apt to be tendered on being stored for some time. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z It is decomposed by the addition of caustic alkalis, forming silver oxide and an alkaline chromate. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z The arsenites of the alkali metals are soluble in water, those of the other metals are insoluble in water, but are readily soluble in acids. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" Nothing but a broncho could kick up the alkali like that. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z In those days, the alkalis and acids had not yet superseded the slower progress of whitening green linen by soap-boiling, tramping, and alternate drying in the sun, and wetting with pure running water. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 The cochineal colours are very fast to light, but somewhat susceptible to the action of alkalis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z Bichromates.—The bichromates are usually of a red or reddish-brown colour, those of the alkali metals being readily soluble in water. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z The thioarsenites and thioarsenates of the alkali metals are easily soluble in water, and are readily decomposed by the action of mineral acids. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" Suddenly the alkali crust gave way beneath him. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z The whole of the interior surface is washed with a fountain of alkali, kept in circulation by means of a small centrifugal pump. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" The first product is so-called emeraldine, a dark green substance of the nature of a salt, which by treatment with alkali yields a dark blue base called azurine. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z Transparent soap is really not a most desirable soap for toilet purposes, as it contains an excess of free alkali. Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. It burns in an atmosphere of chlorine forming the trichloride; it also combines directly with bromine and sulphur on heating, while on fusion with alkalis it forms arsenites. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" Tom Parry, the guide, had been thrown by his pony stepping through a crust on the alkali, and had lain all night on the desert. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z It stains the skin—and linen—a deep yellow or brown, a coloration which may be removed by caustic alkali in weak solution. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" Catechu browns are fast to a variety of influences, e.g. washing, alkalis, acids, &c., but less so to light. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z This sample should be clear and show an excess of alkali. Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. They are divided into several sections, of which the most important are the alkalies. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis Antac�id, an alkali, or any remedy for acidity in the stomach. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli Volatile Alkali, or ammonic hydroxide, is a much feebler alkali than the others, and when the solution is heated all the ammonia is driven off. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide The acid colours are usually sold in the form of their alkali salts, as variously coloured powders soluble in water. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z In the saponification of fats and oils to form soap through the agency of caustic alkalis, as has been stated, the sodium or potassium salts of the mixed fatty acids are formed. Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. The acid itself and its salts, with the exception of the alkali salts, are exceedingly explosive and dangerous to handle. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis Antal�kali, a substance which neutralizes an alkali, and is used medicinally to counteract an alkaline tendency in the system. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli Alkalim′eter, an instrument for ascertaining the quantity of free alkali in any impure specimen, as in the potashes of commerce. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide For the alkali salts in neutral or alkaline solution wool and silk have little or no affinity, but dyeing rapidly occurs if the solution is acidified with sulphuric acid whereby the colour-acid is liberated. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z Boiling the fats and oils in open kettles by open steam with indefinite quantities of caustic alkali solutions until the finished soap is obtained; ordinarily named full boiled soaps. Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. The invention of a new acid or alkali might create unbounded wealth. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 Ammo�nia, an alkaline substance, which differs from the other alkalies by being gaseous, and is hence sometimes called the volatile alkali. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli The alkalies may be regarded as water in which part of the hydrogen is replaced by a metallic radicle. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide These are attracted by cotton from their solutions as alkali salts, apparently without decomposition. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z If the proportion is higher than this, it shows that the saponification has been conducted with too high a proportion of alkali, a condition which should be corrected in the kettle room. Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. It combines with chlorides of the alkali metals to form double salts, and also with barium, calcium, strontium, and magnesium chlorides. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" But Bucks hung around the office until she staggered up under the streaked moonlight, as frowsy a looking train as ever choked on alkali. The Nerve of Foley And Other Railroad Stories The caustic alkalies are strong alkalies which have a powerful corrosive action on the skin, and the common ones are potassic hydroxide or caustic potash, sodic hydroxide or caustic soda, and lithic hydroxide. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide He was probably the first, in 1736, to distinguish clearly between the alkalis, potash and soda. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z It is, therefore, more economical to run a strong lye over fresh stock and neutralize the alkali thus, rather than treating the lye for glycerine recovery. Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. It forms a fine dark orange powder, insoluble in water, but readily soluble in aqueous solutions of the caustic alkalis and alkaline carbonates. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" But one day, after the Sky-Scraper had gotten her flues pretty well chalked up with alkali, Foley insisted that she must be renamed. The Nerve of Foley And Other Railroad Stories A process of neutralization, exactly the same in principle, may be employed to test the strength of acids by alkalies, the one process being called alkalimetry the other acidimetry. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide It is, of course, very readily acted upon by solutions of alkalis and alkaline salts. The Methods of Glass Blowing and of Working Silica in the Oxy-Gas Flame For the use of chemical and physical students If a cloudiness develops upon shaking, more alkali is added to the lye in the tank. Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. It is insoluble in sulphuric and nitric acids, but is readily soluble in hydrochloric and tartaric acids and in solutions of the caustic alkalies. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" Cal had been all day in a chaparral without water, and he knew by experience how very dry an alkali desert could be, whether under a hot sun or a brilliant moon. The Red Mustang Other alkalies are calcic hydroxide or slaked lime, a solution of which in water is known as lime-water; baric hydroxide and strontic hydroxide, derived from the metals barium and strontium. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide Silica is easily attacked by alkalis and by lime, less readily by copper oxide, and still less by iron oxide. The Methods of Glass Blowing and of Working Silica in the Oxy-Gas Flame For the use of chemical and physical students The difference between the number of cubic centimeters of N/4 sulfuric acid and N/4 caustic soda gives the amount of alkali in the sample. Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. Both are equally affected by the addition of an alkali. The Mechanism of Life There were many vessels containing strong alkalies, tourniquets, and pincers, and shears lay on the tables and window-seats. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. Quicklime is the only alkali extensively used in agriculture. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide His clothing is covered all over with spots of the most beautiful garnet; he ought to have washed them with volatile alkali, which neutralizes the effect of the acid. A Treatise on Etching If it does not turn red it may be assumed free fat is present; should a red color appear, free alkali is present. Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. The metallic borates are generally obtained in the hydrated condition, and with the exception of those of the alkali metals, are insoluble in water. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" An aching, blinding, barren, endless plain; Corpse-colored with white mould of alkali, Hairy with sage-brush, shiny after rain, Burnt with the sky's hot scorn, and still again Sullenly burning back against the sky. A Flight in Spring In the car Lucania from New York to the Pacific coast and back, during April and May, 1898 Their general properties are sour taste, the power of changing vegetable blues into reds, of evolving hydrogen in presence of magnesium, of decomposing chalk with effervescence, and of being in various degrees neutralized by alkalies. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide I’ve got interests in cattle, wool and mines, but the very best mining proposition I ever struck I ran across out on the Nevada alkali desert in a range of barren hills. The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship Should the filtrate be acid instead of alkaline, titrate with N/10 alkali and calculate the percentage of free fatty acid as oleic acid. Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. It does not react with the alkali metals, but combines with magnesium at a low red heat to form a boride, and with other metals at more or less elevated temperatures. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" This oil must be got rid of previous to bleaching, and this is effected by scouring in warm soap with or without the assistance of alkalis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" Waters classed under this head derive their character chiefly from sulphureted hydrogen gas; which in some of them is uncombined, while in others it is united with lime or an alkali. Memoranda on Tours and Touraine Including remarks on the climate with a sketch of the Botany And Geology of the Province also on the Wines and Mineral Waters of France The alkali settled in a gray dust upon her pretty hair and entered her throat, increasing her thirst to a keen pain. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop Second—Control the N/40 stearic acid with the above alkali to obtain its factor, e. g.: Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. Heated with sulphuric acid and with nitric acid it is oxidized to boric acid, whilst on fusion with alkaline carbonates and hydroxides it gives a borate of the alkali metal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" To litmus it reacts as a weak alkali. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" We came by one little stream which is known to be poisonous, the water being strongly impregnated with alkali. Journal of a Trip to California Across the Continent from Weston, Mo., to Weber Creek, Cal., in the Summer of 1850 They had pounded the alkali from each other's shirt, and their red faces shone with the determined rubbing they had received. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop An excess of free alkali does not interfere to any great extent with the successful recovery of the glycerine, but is a waste of both alkali and the acid used in neutralizing this. Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. In all of these compounds, derived from chlorophylls by the action of alkalies, the Mg remains in the molecule, and all the Mg-containing derivatives from the chlorophylls are known as "phyllins." The Chemistry of Plant Life Wool bleached with sulphurous acid or bisulphite is readily affected by alkalis, the natural yellow colour returning on washing with soap or soda. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" The valley is here broad and the grass good, though the soil is considerably impregnated with alkali. Journal of a Trip to California Across the Continent from Weston, Mo., to Weber Creek, Cal., in the Summer of 1850 Whiskey and alkali dust, and the smell of sweating ponies, were all forgotten in the quiet and sweetness of this pretty home. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop To calculate the percentage of effective alkali from the above titrations, it must be first pointed out that in the case of caustic potash or soda aliquot portions are taken. Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. Practically all enzymes are rendered inactive, but not destroyed, by the presence of either acid or alkali in excess of N/10 strength. The Chemistry of Plant Life If soap be used along with the alkali, the whole of the wax is removed by emulsification. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" Let him then ride through the hot sun and alkali dust a week or two, subsisting on a chunk of disagreeable side pork just large enough to bait a trap. Cordwood However, it is impossible to judge exactly the amount of alkali to add, but an approximate estimate is made from the work done by the various investigators. Dietetics for Nurses In the filtrate remaining after having washed the fatty acids in the determination of total fatty and resin acids all the alkali present as soap, as carbonate and as hydroxide remains in solution as sulfate. Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. It acts best in neutral solutions, its activity being inhibited, although the enzyme itself is not destroyed, by the presence of more than minute traces of free mineral acid or alkali. The Chemistry of Plant Life It is precipitated as the metal from solutions of its salts by the metals of the alkalis and alkaline earths, zinc, iron, copper, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" Two hundred and fifty miles of sand, sage-brush, and alkali; the most barren region of country within the limits of the United States. Campmates A Story of the Plains Hence, if an alkali like limewater, bicarbonate or citrate of soda is added to the milk this coagulation will be checked and the digestion be facilitated. Dietetics for Nurses While the soap thus obtained is very good, the percentage of glycerine recovered is greatly increased and the cost of alkali as carbonate is less. Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. Its activity is increased by the presence of small amounts of free acids; but is inhibited by free alkalies. The Chemistry of Plant Life The pieces are now washed free from alkali and the bleaching proper or “chemicking” follows. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" Hydrochloric acid produces a friable mass of “hydrocellulose,” probably C12H22O11, insoluble in water, but readily attacked by alkalis, with the production of soluble derivatives; some dextrose is formed in the original reaction. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" The Giving of Alkalies.—If acidosis is evident, as may be indicated by an excretion of diacetic acid, oxybutyric acid, or acetone in the urine, alkalies may be given. Dietetics for Nurses To quickly determine total alkali in soap a weighed portion of the soap may be ignited to a white ash and the ash titrated for alkalinity using methyl orange as an indicator. Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. The so-called "alkali" of soils is not alkali at all, but is neutral soluble salts present in sufficient concentration to exert a toxic effect. The Chemistry of Plant Life At the same time the motes which were swelled up by the alkali are broken up into small fragments and are thus removed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" Oxidation in acid solutions gives compounds classed as “oxycelluloses,” insoluble in water, but more or less soluble in alkalis; continued oxidation gives formic, acetic and carbonic acids. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" The addition of any alkali to the formula is resorted to if the symptoms indicate the need for it, but the type and quantity is entirely within the province of the physician, not the nurse. Dietetics for Nurses Should any free fatty acids be present neutralize them with standard alkali. Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. On the other hand, an excess of soluble magnesium salts in the soil produces definite toxic effects upon plants, magnesium compounds being known to be among the most destructive of the "alkali soil" salts. The Chemistry of Plant Life We learn, from Pliny, that different plants, and likewise the ashes of plants, which no doubt contained alkali, were employed as detergents. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" Ligno-celluloses.—These compounds have many of the characteristics of the cellulose esters; they are in effect ethereal compounds of cellulose and the quinonoid lignone complex, and the combination resists hydrolysis by weak alkalis or acids. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" The action of these two alkalies is different. Dietetics for Nurses In order to determine the alkalinity of any of the above mentioned alkalis, it is first necessary to obtain a representative sample of the substance to be analyzed. Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. The progressive action of acids and of alkalies in breaking down the molecule, and the products of its oxidation and reduction, have served to establish the chemical composition of the compound in each case. The Chemistry of Plant Life In common felspar the alkali is potash; in another variety, called Albite or Cleavlandite, it is soda. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology In cold water it disintegrates, and in boiling water, alcohol, acetic acid and strong caustic alkali it is completely dissolved. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" The Addition of Alkali.—The addition of alkalies to milk formulas to accomplish a like purpose. Dietetics for Nurses Add phenolphthalein to the filtrate and titrate with N/10 acid and calculate the per cent. of free alkali as sodium or potassium hydroxide. Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. When treated with alkalies, they lose their carboxyl groups and become ætioporphyrin. The Chemistry of Plant Life The scientific name for common culinary salt, because it is composed of muriatic acid and the alkali soda. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Ammonia, the “volatile alkali” of the old chemists, and its salts are of importance in pharmacy, but the chief use of this compound is to supply nitrogen for the growth of plants. Coal and What We Get from It Dr. Delf also concluded from her experiments that it was advisable to add neither acid nor alkali in the cooking of vegetables if these substances were to give their maximum value of vitamines. Dietetics for Nurses In using the alcoholic method for the determination of the free alkali or fat in soap there is a possibility of both free fat and free alkali being present. Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. They dissolve readily in dilute acids and alkalies, giving yellow or red solutions which are of the same color in either acid or alkaline media. The Chemistry of Plant Life This mineral always contains some alkali in its composition. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Salts of this alkali are also essential for glass making. Coal and What We Get from It Casein is insoluble in pure water, but dissolves readily in water to which an alkali or calcium carbonate is added. Dietetics for Nurses Heat until it boils, then titrate with tenth normal alkali and divide the reading by 2, which gives the percentage of free fatty acid as oleic. Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. Glycerol possesses all the characteristic properties of an alcohol, forming alcoholates with alkalies, esters with acids, etc. The Chemistry of Plant Life By analysis of the water, Mr. Faraday has ascertained that the solution of the silex is promoted by the presence of the alkali, soda. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Resorcinol is now made by heating benzene with very strong sulphuric acid so as to convert it into a disulpho-acid, and the sodium salt of the latter is then fused with alkali. Coal and What We Get from It It is also readily soluble in solutions of the caustic alkalis, slightly soluble in aqueous ammonia solution, and almost insoluble in sodium carbonate solution. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" Caustic soda or potash or lyes made from these alkalis upon exposure to the air are gradually converted into sodium or potassium carbonate by the action of the carbon dioxide contained in the air. Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. It was alkali water, and the strongest I ever tasted. Hunted Down or, Five Days in the Fog It mingled with the alkali scent of the dust—Manhattan and the desert together. The Garden of Eden He secured letters patent in 1781 for making tar, pitch, essential oils, volatile alkali, mineral acids, salts, and cinders from coal. Coal and What We Get from It They show all the reactions of esters, being readily hydrolysed by caustic alkalis, and reacting with ammonia to produce carbamic esters and urea. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" |
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