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Ac ros:

Viui.olíe, Nitrous, Muri:uíc, Vrgellble, of Urint, of

Amb~r,

in Ihe

rQf~iog

pllrt

Ihis

lable.

"'!.K \LIS: Fu", and Vo1:lIi1r, as :aOOvc.

~¿tl':HUR. i!'r:~:~~:dr~~~mta~~c(oiu~~~~~~'boí~~ ml:a~~c;

bUI

Iheir

Ur~:lrC

nOI much Known.

ALCC,JHOL. Afrer cxprd!.ed oil, are

rretd

(rom (oap or

~atrs.

Ihey arr folühlein alcohol; bUI

nOI

in their orJUury fiate.

fXrRfS.

MET ....

¡.5

S T ul·.

A kind of pb.iller. Byfolution whm Ihe

un;5

in the

Aale ora

cab:o

SED QIU .

1, •

[.IlAr • . DjIIO. By

boilin8lhe~lx

or lcad

in oib. Thi,

¡,.

u(cd for ccmems in

water·work,.

The cou:mon whitt p,1in!

¡Si<

mix:ure

,hj" icC, ¡¡erfeR.

SI-:'¡¡.¡\IF.TALS.

Z"'c ",

Oilto.

dlno.

CAL'': ',I\lOUS f.ARTHS. Oi"o.

mixture ",hen in a caufiic Itale.

"'-el ":

Vilr;olic, Niuous, S:c.

;u;

abo\C:.

SGL?IiUR.

b.llfl\m of lillphur.

B:v

folu:ion, imperfeéUy: betltr by adding dftntial oils 10 Ihe folUlion Jl"3de by erpreO'ed olls or hep.U' (ulplluri!.

(

...., 1-

~LlS:

F'illll, and VolatilC', as aboye.

('jIU;

('Ir

.111

kiml., By (olulion or millllure.

tss~~1~AL

A!.C0.HOL.

~ ~:!:;~i~,~~~~~e. B~~i~::;~~~:¿.

~¡ET~tS.

t~~:~~a. ~~ ~r::::~on.

f':\IPVRfU-

l~~,G~:t.V¡~~~I\I~~da~~I~¡I~~u~~ea~~'l:;ve~yd¡fiillin.B

recell! vegelable fubfi:mm with water.

.MATIC

~rf~\~l~lh [¡~~;!.

an; y

V:.I:II~~~

•. as aboye.

OILS.

( ..u..COHOL. 8y (olu,ion. Byrepealtd diruUl.tions Ihe oilsare rendered much more fubtile.

.",c..:I D5:

Vílrlolic. and Nilrou5, as :lbo"e.

r O'5ILE

.\L"ALIS: fir', .111.1 Volatile, asabove.

OILS.

~Jt~~~J~~ \;i~~~!~;h '~~lem~¡~:i,vl

by foltllion.

.\LCCHOL.

- ' By dino.

ACID ' : Vitriolic; wl·h Ihl"

phcr.on

:ena above defaibed.

.\LKALlS: Fix:, ;U1d Volatile, as aboye.

UILS: E::prefied, Ellcnrial, alld FOllile, as above.

rt~Av:k.

1p~~~¡~f ~i:b~ell~f~ol~~~dly~tib~:~ng¡;15;fu;;;~~-~~I~~~:~il~n~~d~n~hf~~~daa!~~i~!I~;::f~:s~~~e::e ~f

¡;!d

alled

jalenlf.

, Corl'EJ. . .'\ blad: t,riltle mafs; eatily fufed. By addl,!g fulphur 10 red-hot c0pPtr, or fl:a!ifying with fulphur

an~

fufing. Naturally in fome ycllow p.",iles.

A rpunJO'-hl::e dror" eafily fufible. By pUlung fulphur 10 red·hot Iron, Thls IS al(o found naturaUy m lite corrunon yellow or brown pvrilu.

A fulminating compound, By mixing filings of ¡ron with fulphur, moifiening Ihem with walCf, and preffing Iltem hard, !hey in a te....- hours

j\1ETALS.

, IRON.

Cr","~fu:~,~~,~ in~j'fldae&WaJ~~s\~~~~~~~n

has beell elnpJoyed for imitating earthquakes.

I l

Cr~UJ

1//artillfptrltnl.

H.v calcining the crocus.manis in !he lite tiU it alfwnes a red appearance.

LTlN. A

~:~k:c:l~~~~~~~7f.t:~fen~6íi~~~~tf~~~;'eaIBlli~~t:~~ler.

5ULl'HUR.

Ethi~pl

mi",..al.

By healing

~owen

of furphur, and pourin¡t Ihe

Illcrcu.rr

u~n

ÍI,

and m,riny, it ,,:,tl.l. Its nalu,..1ore is c:l.lled

ci,;,u:bar.

fMEItCUkV.

FIf(liti(lu,ci""abar.

R.v applymg Ihe mtrcuryand ( lphur loe:lch o.her m Ihelr pUfe {late, and fubhmmR'

Ci""abar

(I[

(lntim(l"!'

Bv iuhliminy, corrotiye fublilllale and crude antimony¡ or me reliduum, afttr difillling bUller of anlimonv.

BlsMuTH. Afainlgreyilh maIs, rerenlbling anlimony. By fution.

in ils metalline Oale, the fulphur reparalts in the cold; but nOI

(o·

if Ihe

cab:

has been employed.

. AS'TIMONV.

Crude (1"1;1/111"'.

By fulion.

"ALS

ZINC·. A very brinle. dark_coloured, I'hining fubOance. \Vith fome difficulty, by keeping it long in a moderale tire, and covering it feveral limes w;lh

SF-\IJ.j\1 1

(ulphur alld keepinA it coníbndy flirred.

SYrllmv

ar/tllj¡:.

By fufing il Wilh 1_loth ils wei¡tht of (ulphur.

AUENIC.

(~:t/;fi;í¡"lur,B~r~;~:n¡~,tl~:i~~!~fuí~~:'~f ~~'ltbíiming

when the proponions areequal.

LNICKE/. A

O:~:;~::;d tc~~:U~ ~~th'~r~~ 1~I:d ¡;ie~~rii;I·II~~!~jtca;p~~o~lrc~e;di~~e~fI7~ry~11!\~~~n~~. fu~~~~h U(~d a~

a .ye,l1ow

.pain~.

\VATER.

G(l1 f,/:.,j1r.e.

By receiving Ik filme!; ofbummg fulphur m water. T hisought rather 10 be called a wuon oflhe volaule vltnollc aCld wloth _ ter.

ACfOS:

Yitriolie, Nitrou'. J\1t1riatie, YegelOible, and of Bor3JI:, as aboye.

ALCOHOL.

:\LKALI

~ :

Volalile, as above.

ZIJ-i

~L~ttr:~~~~,~~ef~~~'p~;~~~~a~U~r!~~'

and Foflile, as abo.'e.

WATER.

By folutloll.

AC1

OS: Yilriolic·, NilTOUS . , and Mur;:l.I;c . . In Ihe circumfulllcC3 and ",ilh the pbenomena aboye dercribed.

ALKJ\L1S: f ixt", and Yolalile., as aboye.

. .

•.

SI'-"fR. By fution. And the fame ;s to

underflood of alllhe combmauonsof metals, unlefs panlcularly (pecified.

LEAD. A verv briltle mafs. Gold is rendercd pale by Ihe leafladmixntre with Ihi$.

, METALS.

T IN. Remarbbly briule. The flll;llle/l

partiele.of

~;n

fall!ng upo." a furnace

~enders

allthe

Aol~

or lilver melted in il extremeJy brin le.

COPl'fiR. Paler and h:l.rder Ihan pun, Rold. Thu rruxture

u(ed m all our coms, Ibe copper bemg called me alloy.

GOLo.

IRON. Silver.coloured, hardand briltle; very eafllyfured.

(

l\IERCURl'. Soft 1¡l::e a palle called an

amalgal/lllm.

By folulion;

being in ¡hisafe c:l.lled

amalgamalion;

and!he (ame is to

underllood of ,he (olu–

don of ¡mv

om~r

melal in quick.filver.

ZINC. A

bri~hl

md whitilh compound, admining of a fine polifh, andnot fubjea 10 tamilh; for ....-hieh qualities ít has been propofed asproper for analy-

ARS~~~::ecBr~I~I~;te~~d~ksgold

is thu.s rendered a liule volaliJe.

ASTI;\IO~V.

A fine powder for fiaining glafs of a red colour.

ca1cination.

lSE~JI-METALS. BIS~/UTH

• . A brin!e whitilh regulus; "olat;le in Ihe

fir~.

P'.ATlNA.

Du~'1i1e,

and of a dullty colour. T his has beeo employed to debafe gold, a, il is of !he (ame fpecifu: gravity, and

not difcoverable by !he

COB.~~~.l ldls

for difco\'erillg Ihe purily of gold.

N/c"!:I.. \Vhile and briule.

(

ACloS:

Vitr!oli~

Nilroli5,. Murial;c ", Vegelable., and Acid of AnIS. , as above.

Al.KALIS: fli:t ,and

Volal.le"

, asabove.

SULPHUR, as :l.bove.

GOLr'

",ho,,"

LEAD. Very brinle.

ME.TALS.

TI ". F.>tlremely brinl.., a, ml:ch fo

glafs.

CorrER. Harder th:l.n fiht:ralon... Ufe¡J in fl....Uproportto...... :.r.lIc-y in

coin~

IROl'1. A h:l.rtI whitifh compowld.

S'ILVER.

j MER(:URV.. By

amal~amalion

wilh tilyer-leaf, or calx of filver precipilated by copper, bUI not by (alls. Tbis is ufed for (¡Jverizing on olhcr mela&,

s~~ th~~d,ef;~~,~il~t~n:I¡:!fJ:,u:::l~fo~o~d~hile

colour.

SE~lI-M.ETALS.

ANTI/oIONY. A

~r!ttle

ma.

ú.

BIS/IIUTH. Awhllilh felm-malleable body.

~~!~~~~: ~~~I'tl; ~~:ee~~~e~I!U~~~I~~nd~~~:~lf~fl ;~r:~I¡\lId

in p;m (eparatc5 when cold.

COBAIT.

lCHRYSTALLlNF.. F..ARTHS, and other vitreous mallen. A fine yello\\' opaque Slafs. Tbe fineft yeUow pain! (or porcelain is procured from a glafs mixed wilh (¡Jver.

[

ACIDS: Vitriolic. Nilrous, i\turiatie, Vt'getable, of Urine, of Ants·, as above.

ALKALIS: F:¡n. and Volatile, as aboye.

OILS:

E~prtfle,I ' ,

and Elfential, as:l.bove,

SULPHUR, as above.

GOLD

and Silver, asabove•

. t-íF..TALS.

T IS'. A

Iill~e

harder

Il~an

eitherof.the \IIetals, and eatily fufed: hence il is u(ed as a (older for ¡ead; and jI fonos Ihe principal ingredirnts ofpewler.

cor~l~e/~~ IS~~i~~ec~~~';;~~~I~~:;,lli~~~~~~~~ f~;~a~~'fleel ~hcn

,?roke. By

Ihrow~g

píeces of copper inlo melled lead. Tbe

unio~

here is

\'CTy

Ilighl.

i.r

\ D.

;;:~~~'n/~\. oP~iu:!~::;;!~,¡~~~(s.E~:aaef!~:ydf.f:~~~S~:lh~~~,c~~I~Psafu~l~ebik:vtlhh~ ~~~c;~e~~~flY~¡t~~ ~¡~~~~eb~~~::r~.

m ilsmetallic Rate.

ZINC. Harn and brinle. By pouring zinc on melted lcad. If the zinc i5 firfl melted, and ,be le3d inje8:ed upon it, il tben deflagralts.

ANTHION" ' .

BlsM UTH. Agrey-coJoured (emi_malJeahle body, eatily fufed; and thcnce u(ed as a (older for lead or tino

SEMl -i\lETALS. {ARSENIC.

f~ t;,?c¡~~~~:i~u~~~t~ía'Fs~rl h;f~~o,~\i~~d~ c~~~I~;;~¡'I~(t;:'al~í;is

glafs is eafily fufed; alld is a much more powerfu1 flux Ihan pure glaf,

of lead.

PLATINA. Ofa leafy or fibroustexture, and purplinlor bluecolour, when expofed 10 Ibe airo

a large proponionofpl3tina

ufed, it (eparates in me cold.

: COBA LT. T he nalure of Ihis compound is not known.

LCRYSTALLll\"E

~R~~~~' A/\~[~I~ia~ra~~cf~!n'

in a moderate heal.

.-\CIOS: Yitriolic·,

Nilrou~·,

Muriatic, Vegelable . , of Urine, as above.

ALK...o\L}S:

~ixl~

and Volalile, as aboye.

01L:

f~>

'preP.ed

,as aboye.

SULPHUR, as abo"e.

~GOl

o, Silver, and Lead, :l.Saboye.

:'1ETALS.

CoP~o~ b~ll~:!:t~fs.

Whtn Ihe copper is in fmaJI proponions,

Í'I

is finner and harder !han pure tino T his in righl proportioos with a tittle

zinc,

IRo". A while brittle compound. By hraling filings oT iroo rrd-hot, and pouring melted

tin

upon Ihero. A melal tefembling

the

finefl filver is

madc

TI:-¡-.

of iron, tin, and a cenain proponionof

arfeni~

MEkCURV.. T his amalgamum fonos (oils for mirrotS; and (onos the yellow pigme:nt called

all,um mD!aitMm.

By being fublimed witb (ulphur and (al

anunomac,

ZI~C.

l-Iard and brittle. \Vhen!he zinc j, in (mall proponioos, it fonos a very fine kind of pewler.

ANTI,'oIOSY ".

Re!"I"1 'fUtu,.¡s.

By eleaive al!'raftion rrom copper and crude anrimony.

BIS:.!

1.11"

H. Brjghl, hard, and fonorous, when a (maH proponion of bifmu!h

ufed. This

very eatily fufed; and employed as a folder.

SEMI-METALS. ÁRSENIC. A fubíbnce in external appearance refembling zinc.

PIATlN_'. Acoarre hard melalwhich larnilhes in !he airo

l~i::~~: ~Yb~i~~kn~etal'ic

ma(s,

~~i~rALJ¡!!f~i~..A~;~~u~ ~;:r\~~ic:i~:~~bio:l,le:r-u~e~P!(~b!'::eori~~~:a:bov~.hich

fonos!he bafu of white enamelJ.

~';~:~~r~~':'~~~l!!:!:,,~:~atitc,

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