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Sulphuric: Soapsuds, half a glass; a pint of milk.

From The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm

Sulphuric acid, action of, on bones, 382 —on guano, 311 —on tricalcic phosphate, 398; in ash of plants, 54; as a fixer, 245, 285; necessary for plant-growth, 55; superphosphate manufactured with, 384, 388.

From Manures and the principles of manuring by Aikman, Charles Morton

Sulphuric ether, nitric acid, oil of sassafras, and other limpid fluids, have been employed for thermometers.

From A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility by Negretti, Henry

No. 2.—Eight ounces of Saturated Solution of Epsom salts, in water; thirty drops Sulphuric Acid.

From The Dog by Dinks

Sulphuric acid is used to treat rock phosphates to make them more soluble and available to plant life.

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)