Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-05-28
AGRICUL TU R AL =.
From The american Farmer.
GLOSSARY.


Bv Dr. ITrGGIxs. State agricultural Chemist
Element a simple 5odt-Elemenary bodies are those
which composed Of two or more different suoSan-
.fton the smallest particle Of matter necessarily inca
pab. III FIR her division.
Chemical .1ruity ifIity is that property Of the
If bodies which them 70 form nev comblna-
lions producing bodies different from those which
existed previous to the development Of this properly
1t is force which The union of different kinds
Of matter whether simple compound, and the greater
the difference of the properties of bodies the stronger ap
pears be this species of attraction between them
.fcid. a substance whether sweet sour or taseless,
which combines with bases, forming with them class Of
bodies called salts.
Base term extended to embrace large group
compounds Of the metals (with the exception OF am
munlaJ with those substances which support combus-
ron-whch having any taste are not sour, which are
disposed unite with each other, but unite readily
with acids forming with them class Of bedies called
salts
.!kaii an Arabic word applied to bodies having pc
car cau>c taste, in all Of properties the reverse OF a
cIs-ail alkaeS are bases Caustic potash Is familiar
example ntau alkali.
S,rs. b dies f,rmed by the union of an acid and
hasr, having properties distinct from either the acid or the
base which enter into lis composition.
Gus, ter existing in erltorm state, different
from vaponr in requiring much greater t1Tce Tor rs
condensation. 1t has different names ac,nTdng TO the
substance Of which it is composed sometimes It exists
as al reysau and i then named from some prominent
,i,r,-,.,I.1. tirs III b,vs rb,ni.oxd Jill comp,
e.l frt,, a,1 III ,,r,,, ,pI nxvrsn Uas which is al
.,r,s,t
Or,,r.n ,ros mast extensively diffused throughout
,,,,. l,,,s IL combination win s,fne other substance
h4r n,a.lqni.,Iv ~ in the air: or chencally a. in
water 1t has strong atn ~ for almost all bodies. aud
ec.vaJ lis name from, Greek words orus srnyinp sour
ar acid and ,e,nco IN nroipce because when first dis
,rsi ~ , ,n,sod T., ba The s,Is cause of acititv-
il sometimes is called because II is necessary
70 the life d animals and vegetables.
Cnt,;o Tb ,,ni,, 4 nxvan win anv other bo
III ,,,,,,n;i III, It, ad hs,i
Mailman Jj,a 7u,i,, III nxvren with another
,.I ,,',b i. WA o,,,,rr,r,a ofl.5f and haat When
] ;, i,t ,a,.I !, rr,7n.es ,vbat i caIl4J
~
tx y bl. ,-. >-,a,,si,s,,, dtf,ssd ,broroh
i KIT -, y, ls' !,,r+ a. I'll ve,rat,blA na,tsr
Il .. I, II, IiI,ae, 4
III IT,; l - .I. a,r,, ,,,,I =, 6Il I,aIio,n, with
al "Ie> llu ." ',a' GSe W ' Ta f ,be
-. 49, ~ '5 5, I b 800 i,isibI h dis ~
~ 'nl 81 ~ ,hsio,I nr,ne
!'e y r'.i '"t.u I.;i5'J.', " a. = i
.+, = c,sI- tI,,Lr sirplfvnT waier
i r; j, .I, bo,sa ,.tb7 Il, I v-,tar c.n
~ t,I II
~ ,.,r,;ro1 1;ff,s,d III III
Ii t,: i7-aI. i+ th, ,,,,,, s,t,,,, NJ rI,nts and
iaai i t,7,,, il II, eiri,, tnntls III III air re
i,r i,h LyIrn + frns ,r,,n,nia II i same
tss ?, rsJ a,,a I'm, ward s,rnfvino nnt and zoe
;. bas. ,rb,, b-sa,bd aI,n. liz v-iII ceasa IN ex
:,
1n,no,;a - c,mnound of bvlro1en and NITROGEN
ami ver generally fused throuohout nature beinoa
er.ni, duct Of the decay Of animals and vegetables
!; xss in The Air We breathe rs has been satisfactorily
proven united 10 car79nic acid 1t is called ammonia.
because rS, made in LARGE quantities the Temple #