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  • 71azote — Nitrogen Ni tro*gen (n[imac] tr[ o]*j[e^]n), n. [L. nitrum natron + gen: cf. F. nitrog[ e]ne. See {Niter}.] (Chem.) A colorless nonmetallic element of atomic number 7, tasteless and odorless, comprising four fifths of the atmosphere by volume in… …

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  • 72Baptisia tinctoria — Indigo In di*go, n.; pl. {Indigoes}. [F. indigo, Sp. indigo, indico, L. indicum indigo, fr. Indicus Indian. See {Indian}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A kind of deep blue, one of the seven prismatic colors. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) A blue dyestuff… …

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  • 73Basic slag — A by product from the manufacture of steel by the basic process, used as a fertilizer. It is rich in lime and contains 14 to 20 per cent of phosphoric acid. Called also {Thomas slag}, {phosphatic slag}, and {odorless phosphate}. [Webster 1913… …

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  • 74Bicarbureted hydrogen — Hydrogen Hy dro*gen, n. [Hydro , 1 + gen: cf. F. hydrog[ e]ne. So called because water is generated by its combustion. See {Hydra}.] (Chem.) A gaseous element, colorless, tasteless, and odorless, the lightest known substance, being fourteen and a …

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  • 75British gum — Dextrin Dex trin, n. [Cf. F. dextrine, G. dextrin. See {Dexter}.] (Chem.) A translucent, gummy, amorphous substance, nearly tasteless and odorless, used as a substitute for gum, for sizing, etc., and obtained from starch by the action of heat,… …

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  • 76C3H5OH3 — Glycerin Glyc er*in, Glycerine Glyc er*ine, n. [F. glyc[ e]rine, fr. Gr. glykero s, glyky s, sweet. Cf. {Glucose}, {Licorice}.] (Chem.) An oily, viscous liquid, {C3H5(OH)3}, colorless and odorless, and with a hot, sweetish taste, existing in the… …

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  • 77C3O3N3H3 — Cyanuric acid Cyanuric acid (Chem.), an organic acid, {C3O3N3H3}, first obtained by heating uric acid or urea, and called {pyrouric acid}; afterwards obtained from {isocyanic acid}. It is a white crystalline substance, odorless and almost… …

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  • 78C6H3ICH3OH — Iodocresol I o*do*cre sol, n. [Iodo + cresol.] (Org. Chem.) Any of several isomeric iodine derivatives of the cresols, {C6H3I(CH3)OH}, esp. one, an odorless amorphous powder, used in medicine as a substitute for iodoform. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …

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  • 79C6H5C2H2C2H2CO2H — Cinnamic Cin*nam ic, a. [From {Cinnamon}.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, cinnamon. [1913 Webster] {Cinnamic acid} (Chem.), a white, crystalline, odorless substance. {C6H5.C2H2C2H2.CO2H}, formerly obtained from storax and oil of… …

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  • 80Cabbage rose — Rose Rose, n. [AS. rose, L. rosa, probably akin to Gr. ?, Armor. vard, OPer. vareda; and perhaps to E. wort: cf. F. rose, from the Latin. Cf. {Copperas}, {Rhododendron}.] 1. A flower and shrub of any species of the genus {Rosa}, of which there… …

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