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Identifier: centurydictionary01whit Title: The Century dictionary and cyclopedia; a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge, with a new atlas of the world .. Year: 1897 (1890s) Authors: Whitney, William Dwight, 1827-1894 Smith, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Eli), 1857-1913 Subjects: English language Atlases Biography Encyclopedias and dictionaries Publisher: New York : The Century Co. Contributing Library: University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive


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Text Appearing Before Image: lic alcohol (CV.HnO), also called hyjratc n/amiil,a general name applicable to eight isomeric alcohols hav-ing the formula given. The most common, inactive amidalcohol, is a transparent colorless liquid, with a strong,offensive oiior. derived from the fermentation of starchymatters. It is the chief constituent of fusel-oil, a pro- Alcoidese (al-koide-e), H. pt. [NI-j., < Alai +-uiitca:] A superfamily of birds, composed ofthe Alchhe or auks and tho Irhiatorithv orloons, and placed in the order Cvcomorpha. alcoometer (al-ko-ome-ter), n. See alcohol-oiinUr. alcoometrical (aFko-o-metri-kal), a. See alco-Jioltfiiirlrirdl, Alcoran (alko-ran or al-ko-ran), 11. [< ME.alhiiraii, alkdfouii, < OF. alcoraii, mod. F. afco-)■(/«= Sp. alcorauz=Vg. alcorao = \X. alcnrano,< Ar. (d-qorcin, al-qiirdii, lit. the book, < al, the,+ qordii, qurdii: see-fforaji.] Same as Aoran.Also spelled JRoroH. Alcoranic (al-ko-ranik), a. Relating to theKoran or to Mohanamedanism. Also spelledAllcoranic.

Text Appearing After Image: A Uyonti ria, I, Sea-fan (Rhi^idogorgia Jlabellum\: 2. Sea.pen {Pennatuta phosfhorea); 3, Corttutaria rugosa. duct of fermentation in distilleries, which is contained ill ^IgQj-g^jjjgJj (al-ko-ranish), a. \<, Alcoran -t- crude spirit, and whose presence, even in small quantity,injuies the quality of the spirit.—Anhydrous alcohol,alcohol entirely free from water.— Caustic alCOhOl, so-dium cthylatc, i.jII,-,NaO, or sodium alcoholatc, a productformed by addiie^ sodium to absolute alcohol. It forms awhite powder, which in contact with water or moist ani-mal tissue decomposes into alcohol and caustic soda. It isused in medicine as a ciiustic —Cresyllc alcohol. Seeciv..i/di-.—Methyllc or methyl alcohol, or wood-alco-hol, alcohol obtained by the il.stiiK tivi- clistillatiiHi ofwood. When pure it is a colorb ss ninl.ilc liquid (rH-.i ill),with an odor and taste like oidiiiary alcohol (ethyl hydrate,C.JH5OU; see above), though the commercial article has astrong pyroligncous smell. I


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