spirit of nitre
1sweet spirit of nitre — or sweet spirits of nitre : ethyl nitrite spirit * * * Pharm. See ethyl nitrite spirit. Also, sweet spirit of niter …
2sweet spirit of nitre — Pharm. See ethyl nitrite spirit. Also, sweet spirit of niter. * * * …
3sweet spirit of nitre — noun an alcoholic solution of ethyl nitrite, C2H5NO2, formerly employed medicinally as a diaphoretic, diuretic, and antispasmodic …
4ethyl nitrite spirit — noun : a solution of ethyl nitrite in alcohol formerly used as a diuretic and diaphoretic called also spirit of nitrous ether, sweet spirit of nitre * * * Pharm. a four percent solution of ethyl nitrite in alcohol, formerly used in medicine as a… …
5sweet spirits of nitre — see sweet spirit of nitre …
6ethyl nitrite spirit — Pharm. a four percent solution of ethyl nitrite in alcohol, formerly used in medicine as a diaphoretic, diuretic, and antispasmodic. Also called spirit of nitrous ether, sweet spirit of nitre. * * * …
7Bezoardicum — (bezoar of) is a term applied to multiple substances used in alchemy and other practices.*Bezoardicum joviale, or bezoar of Jupiter, is a regulus made by melting three ounces of regulus of antimony and two of block tin. This is then powdered and… …
8Tincture — In medicine, a tincture is an alcoholic extract (e.g. of leaves or other plant material) or solution of a non volatile substance; e.g. of iodine, mercurochrome). To qualify as a tincture, the alcoholic extract is to have a ethanol percentage of… …
9Arcanum joviale — Arcanum joviale, in pre modern medicine, is a preparation made of an amalgama of mercury and tin, digested in spirit of nitre. The nitre being drawn off, the remaining matter is wetted with spirit of wine, and the spirit burnt away. This is… …
10List of works by Joseph Priestley — This list of works by Joseph Priestley classifies all of the works by Joseph Priestley (1733 – 1804), a British natural philosopher, Dissenting clergyman, political theorist, theologian, and educator. He is best known for his discovery,… …
