sulphuric acid
a colourless dense oily corrosive liquid produced by the reaction of sulphur trioxide with water and used in accumulators and in the manufacture of fertilizers, dyes, and explosives. Formula: H 2 SO 4: Systematic name: sulphuric(VI) acid
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Indol is absorbed and oxidized into indoxyl, which combines with potassium and sulphuric acid and is thus excreted.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThe remainder of the residue may be dissolved in a little dilute sulphuric acid.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddPut into this vessel a small quantity of fluoride of calcium, and mix it with sulphuric acid.
Harper's Young People, November 30, 1880 | VariousThe yield was increased by acidulating the mixture with sulphuric acid before the distillation.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson SymeThe ester solution was then put in a vacuum desiccator over sulphuric acid and the alcohol evaporated.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson Syme
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