It has an alkaline reaction, a saline and rather disagreeable sweetish taste, and when newly drawn evolves a peculiar odour or halitus, which almost immediately disappears.
Putrefaction was always characterised by a putrid odour, an alkaline reaction, and the presence of animalcules; whereas Mouldiness and Fermentation were distinguished by a mouldy or musty odour, an acid reaction, and the presence of Fungi.
With respect to the lead acetate, it is very important that it should not have an alkaline reaction; a slight acidity would be preferable.
So also, whatever quantity of alumina is dissolved in an alkali, the resulting solution will always present an alkaline reaction.
It is a very characteristic and important fact that ammonia has an alkaline reaction, and colours litmus paper blue, just like caustic potash or lime; it is therefore sometimes called caustic ammonia (volatile alkali).
Dilute solutions of ammonium salts, when boiled give aqueous vapour having an alkaline reaction, owing to the presence of free ammonia given off from the salt.
The legal definition of "poison" is to be gathered from the various statute-books of civilised nations.
It now exerts upon red litmus paper an alkaline reaction.
In the reducing flame forms CaS, which has an alkaline reaction on test paper, and gives a sulphur-reaction when laid on silver and moistened.
The sulphate of magnesia, at a red heat, loses its water and sulphuric acid, is entirely infusible, and gives now an alkaline reaction.
Fuses with ease affording an empyreumatic oil having an alkaline reaction, and combustible gasses, and leaves a carbonaceous residue, which is entirely consumed under the blowpipe flame, except a little ash.
It is very slightly soluble in water, but sufficiently so to give that fluid an alkaline reaction, and a metallic taste.
Alkaline reaction of the vomited matters is indicative of their having failed to reach the stomach.
The fluid taken out through the fistulous opening consisted mostly, however, of mucus and muco-pus which showed an alkaline reaction.
The Intestinal Juice* is a clear liquid with an alkaline reaction, containing water, mineral salts, and certain proteid substances that may act as enzymes.
The Pancreatic Juice* is a colorless and rather viscid liquid, having an alkaline reaction.
The intestinal juice resembles the secretion of the mucous follicles of the mouth, being colorless, vitreous in appearance, and having an alkaline reaction.
These fluids, mingling with the chyme, give it an alkaline reaction, and convert it into chyle.
Pictet's process for liquefying oxygen, although differing in the method of working, is similar in principle to that of M.
An excellent method of preventing milk from turning sour, or coagulating, is to add to every pint of it about 10 or 12 gr.
Most of these salts may be directly formed by dissolving the hydrate or carbonate of the metal in the dilute acid.
Oxide of lead digested in syrup dissolves to a certain amount, forms a yellowish liquor, which possesses an alkaline reaction, and leaves after evaporation an uncrystallizable, viscid, deliquescent mass.
It forms about three fourths of the weight of the blood, has an alkaline reaction, coagulates at 167 deg.
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