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pyrogallic

American  
[pahy-ruh-gal-ik] / ˌpaɪ rəˈgæl ɪk /

adjective

  1. containing, using, or relating to pyrogallol.


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By means of a pipette drop about 1 c.c. of pyrogallic acid 10 per cent. aqueous solution on to the plug.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by J. W. H. (John William Henry) Eyre

The fault must be in the quality of your pyrogallic.

From Notes and Queries, Number 228, March 11, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various

It was also found that in the case of the patient in the Breslau Hospital the pyrogallic acid had acted by its extreme avidity for oxygen when in contact with alkaline fluids.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 312, December 24, 1881 by Various

The pyrogallic tablet acts as a buffer and prevents damage to either the inoculated tube or the Buchner's tube even should it be slipped in hurriedly.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by J. W. H. (John William Henry) Eyre

Until the pyrogallic solution was added, there was scarcely anything visible upon the specimen exhibited, the failure having in the first instance happened from the badness of the iodized paper.

From Notes and Queries, Number 216, December 17, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various

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