decinormal

American  

[des-uh-nawr-muhl] / ˌdɛs əˈnɔr məl /

adjective

Chemistry.

1. (of a solution) containing 1/10 (0.1) the equivalent weight of solute per liter of solution.

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Etymology

Origin of decinormal

First recorded in 1860–65; deci- + normal

Example Sentences

Each c.c. of the decinormal alkali used in this last titration equals 1 c.c. of n/10 ammonia, or .0017 gm. of ammonia.

From The Starvation Treatment of Diabetes by Hill, Lewis Webb

A decinormal solution contains one-tenth of a gramme-molecule of the solute per litre, and a centinormal solution one-hundredth of a gramme-molecule.

From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane

Any doctor can readily revive them by the injection of seven c.c. of decinormal potassium iodide solution for every 100 pounds of weight.

From The Black Star Passes by Campbell, John Wood

A determination of the acidity of the solution is also made with decinormal soda, and results returned in number of c. c. alkali required to neutralize 100 grammes of the dextrin.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 by Various

Through the other opening passes a glass tube bent at an acute angle and connected by a short rubber tube to an adjoining flask, two-thirds filled with decinormal baryta solutions.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882 by Various