ALUMEN

(Lat.), n. n. ’me*n, Gen., alum/in is. Alum. 1. Among the ancients, an astringent substance, the true nature of which is not certainly known, some considering it to be alum, others thinking it to be ferrous sulphate. Its properties and appearance, as given by Pliny aud Dioscorides, agree more closely with those of alum, 2. Iu the U. S. Ph., Ger. Ph., Austr, Ph., Hung, Ph., Swi Ph., and Ru . Ph., pota lum alum; in the Br. Ph. of 1867 and the U. S. Ph. of 1870, ammonium alum; and in the present Br. Ph, either ammonium or pota ium alum. 3. Antimony; “ A., id est, an tim onium ” (Ruland). [B, 5, 45, 49, 50, 114, 115.J—A. alafor, A. alafuri. Alchemical names for potash or its carbonate. [B, 50.]—A. albedane. pe A. zacharinum—A. album, Ordinary alum. fly 63.J—A. alkali, Nitre, [B, 50.]—A. alkokar. An alchemical name for a. exsiccatum. [B, 50.|—A. alkori. Nitre. —A. alsurint. An alchemical name for a. exsiccatum..J—A. ammonia tum. Ammonia alum. [B, 199.j—A. anydratum. See ALUMEN exsiccatum.—A. bulgan nish pes Uline mastic, but red. [B, 50.|—A. calcein: alun calciné. It., allume calcinato. A. exsiccatum, catenum, A. catini, A. catinuim. Potash. —A. chromatum. Chrome alum, ie 63 combustum. See A. exsiccatum,—A. cor (potash) alum. [B, 200.]—A. coneretuin. Native solid alum. [B, »J -A. erepum. ‘Tartar; “tartarum vin i bon i.” [B, 50.]—A. erudum [Belg. Ph., Greek Ph.], Commercial, or crude, pota ium alum. [B, 95.J—A. erystallinum. Ordinary alum.’ [L, 104.]— A.ecupricum. A name Amproneelys given to copper and pota ium sulphate. [L, 63.]—A. deaquificatum. See A. exsiccatum. —A. de Babylonia. See À. zacharinum.—A. de erystallo. Crystalline alum; rock alum, [B, 50.]—A. de plum a. “Feather alum (2d def.). [B, 50.]—A. depuratum. Purified alum [L, 63]; the sulphas aluminico-kalicus depuratus of the Finnish Ph. [B. 95. —A, de Rocea, A. de Rochi. Fr., alun de Rocca. Ger., gedie gener Alaun. It.. allume di Rocca. Sp., alumbre de Roca. A name given by the alchemists to a pure form of alum, having a slightly pink color, brought from Rocca, a city of Syria. Afterward eommanved by the French into alun de roc he or rock-alum, and retranslated into Latin asa. rupeum. [B,3; L.J—A. drac on is a tum [Belg. Ph.]. Fr., alun dragon isé. Syn.: A, tinctum, A preparation made by poet a apart of alum in an iron spoon and adding 1 part of dragons’-blood. This preparation was formerly official in several [as era a and the pilules alunées d’ Helvetius of the Fr. Codex differ only in the addition of sufficient honey to make a pilular ma , which is then divided into pills containing each 10 centigrammes (1} gr.) of alum and 5 centigrammes of dragons-blood. The pilulæ de alumine, or pilulæ ads trin gentes, of the Sard. Ph., 1773, contained each 7 centigrammes of alum, and eatechu and dragons’-blood of each 3} centigrammes, made into à ma with syrup of white poppy. [B, 95, 113; L, SIA. dulce. Fr., aiun dulcifié. Alum purified by several crystallizations. [L, 105.]—A. exsiccatum [U. S. Ph., Br. Ph.]. Fr., alun de éché (ou See Arvs—A, gall i- From a priv., [Ru- (L, 5 [B. 87, 200; L, 51.] A. coctum, A. une. Common calciné) [Fr. Cod.]. _ Ger., gebrannter Alaun (Ger. Ph.]. It., allume e iccato (0 us to). Sp., alumbre calcinado, sulfa to aluminico-potdsico anhidro er Ee Syn.: a. ustum [Gere Ph., Aust. Ph., Hung. Ph., Swi Ph., Ru . Ph., Greek Ph.], sulphas aluminæ et pota æ exsiccatus [Belg. Ph.], sulphas alum i ino pota ic us desiccatus [Fr. Cod.], sulphas aluminico-kalicus siccatus est Ph.} (seu ustus [Finn. Ph., Norweg. Ph., Swed. Ph.]), sulphas kalico-aluminic us exsiccatus [Netherl. Ph.]. Dried alum; burnt alum. Alum from which the water of crystallization (to the amount of 46 per cent. of the total weight [U. S. Ph.]) has been expelled by drying, (Ger. Ph.], or by drying and subsequent heating [U. S. Ph.], or by heating alone, as directed in all the other pharma copæias, A white, amorphous, spongy, readily pulverized substance, which di olves in cold water more slowly than ordinary alum. It has a strong affinity for water, readily absorbing it from the atmosphere, and requires, therefore, to be kept in air-tight bottles, It is used as an astringent and mildly escharotic application to exuberant granulations, funous growths, ete. [B, 5, 95.]—A. factitium.’ Common alum. 94.J—A. factitium ‘ex præduro lapide subrubro confee- » An old term for a. de Rocca. J—A. factitium pellucidum. Common alum. [B, 200.) Potash obtained by lixiviation of the ashes of wine-lees or of vine-twigs. [L, 63.J—A. fascioli. Potash. [B, 50. ‘erriceum. Iron alum [L 63.]—A. glaciale. See Ice atuM—A. humidum. See A. liquidum.—A. iamenuim, Feather alum (2d def.). [B, 200.J—A. italic am. Roman alum, [L, 63.]—A. kinosatum [Belg. Ph.]. Fr., poudre d'alun et de kino. Syn.: pulvis alumin is kinos at us. A mixture of 2 parts of crude alum and 1 part of kino. _[B, 95; L, 85.]—A. laniosum. An old name for a. exsiccatum. B, 50.) liquidum. aud alum. An old term for rock-butter, consisting of alum with alumina and oxide of iron. [L. 53, 116.] Also an aluminous spring. [B.J—A. lose. Feather alum (2d def.).—A. martiatum. Ironalum. [L, 63.] See Iron and pota ium sulphate—A. melinum. Alum from Melos; an astringent substance said by Celsus to be a good application for a sort of ulcerative affection (rrep¥yov) about the nails, [B, 45.]—A. natron a tum. Sodium alum. [L, 68 See ALUMINIUM dnd sodium sulphate,—A. odig. An alchemical term for sal ammoniac. [B,50.]—A. philosophorum. Lime made from egg-shells; “ Eyerschalenkalck.”, 50.]—A. plume, quod sel ile Latin is, A. plumarum, A. plumeum, A. plumosum. Feather alum. i 200; L, 57.) Also corrosive sublimate and a sulphate of arsenic. [B, 87.]—A. plumosum Basilii Valentinli. Boric acid, [L, 63.]-—A. plu mosum of ficin arum. Asbestos. [B, 87.]—A. plumosum verum. Feather alum. [B,87.)—A. præparatum. See A. dulce — A. pru ieum. Ordinary alum. {L, 63.]—A. purificatum. See A. dulce.—A. Rocea, A. Roche, A. Rochi Gallis, A. rochum. See A. de Rocca.—A. romanum. Roman alum. [L, HO rosa. An old name for a. exsiccatum. [B, 50.)—A. rotundum Alum compre ed by hand into round ma es. [B, 45.]—A, ru- Drum. Roman alum..J—A. rupei. Rock alum. [L, 85.] See A. de Rocca.—A. rı m. 1, Rock alum. [L, 85.) See 4. de Rocca. 2. Common alum; also Roman alum. [B, 200.]—A. rupeum candidum et pellucidum. Common alum. [B, 200.]— A. rutilum. Roman alum. [L, 104,]—A. saccharinum, A, saccharium. Fr., alun saccharaté, Ger., Alaunzucker, Afteralaun. It., allume saccarino. Sp.,alumbre sacarino (6 zucarino). A preparation, official in several old formularies [Brunsw. Ph. (1777), Palatin. Ph. (1764), Wirt. Ph, (1798)], made of powdered alum 186 parts, white lead 22 parts, zinc sulphate 11, and white sugar 45, mixed with equal parts of white of ope and distilled vinegar in quantity sufficient to make a ma of the consistence of liquid honey. This was afterward dried and used as an application to the eyes and as an Gee for exuberant granulations, [B, 57; L, .]—A. saxatile. ee À. sci um.—A. seariola, searioll. See Feather ALUM (2d def.).—A. searolum, See À. sci um.—A. sei il A form of native alum occurring as an effiorescence upon rocks [B, 45]; or gypsum and asbestos. [L, 85.] See Feather ALUM.—A. sci um. A hard mineral. frequently mentioned in alchemical works; probably an aluminous schist, or a calcareous mineral like gypsum. [B.]—A. siecatum, A. spongiosum, See A, iccatum.—A. stiriacum. Common alum. [L, 63.]—A. syrat A. sysarach. Alchemical names for a, exsiccatum. [B, 50.—A, tinetum, See À. drac on is a tum.—aA. trichites. Feather alum. [L, 51.]—A. nrinæ. Common alum, so called because formerly made by adding stale urine to aluminium sulphate prepared by the decomposition of a mixture of clay and fron pyrites. i. 31 —A, ustum. A, exsiccatum.—A. ustum eum zinco sulfurico. A mixture of burnt alum and zinc sulphate; used in otorrheea. [L, 57.]—A. venale [Belg. Ph.]. See À. um.—A. vulgare. Common alum. [L, 63.J—A. zacharinum. A sort of a, rotundum. [B, 50.]—A. zuecarlnam. See A. saccharinum.— Aqua alumin is compos it a. See Liquor alumin is compos it us — Aqua alumin is vitriol at a [Wiirzb. Ph., 1796]. Fr., julep astringent. A concentrated aqueous solution of alum to which dilute sulphuric acid is added until the former has the agreeable acidity of lemon-juice. (L, 85.]—Cataplasm a alumin is. Alum cataplasm (or curd). [L 104] See Coagulum alumin is—Coagulum alumin is. White of egg coagulated by alum; used as an application to the eyes. [L, 61.) Of. A. saccharatum.—Glycerinum alumin is [Br. Ph.]. Glycerine of alum, made by di olving 1 part of alum in 5 parts of glycerin, and decanting after it has been allowed to stand. [B.]—Glycerol a tum alumin is. A mixture of 1 part of alum with 5 parts of glycerin; formerly official in the Fr. Cod. [B, 108.]—Liquor alumin is ‘compos it us. Fr., eau styptique, injection de Pringle. Syn.: solutio vitriolic a, aqua uminosa buteana, aqua (seu liquor, seu injectio) ads trin gens, A solution of alum and zinc ear each 15 parts in 1,440 [Milit. Ph. of Copenh. (1808). Lond. Ph. (1837)], or in of water [Ferrara Ph, (1882), Port. Ph. (1836)], or in 370 of rosewater (Sp. Ph. (1798)]. [L, 85.] —Pilulæ dealumine. See A. drac on is a tum.—Palvis alumin i kinos at us. See A. kinosatum.— Pulvis alumin is plumosi. Powdered asbestos. [B, 57.]—Spiritus alumin is. Ger., Alaun- O, no; 0%, not; 03, whole; Th, thin; Th, the; U, like 00 in too; U2, blue; Us, lull; U4, full; US, urn; US, like ü (German). 176 —_ Fr., esprit d'alun. The dilute sulphuric acid set free when ist. tun B, 101.J—Terra alumin is. See alum is decomposed by heat [A; ‘Terra argil lace a pur a. A LUMEN I FER OUS, adj. MINIFEROUS. ALUMENIZED, adj, A%l-u”me*n-izd, Mixed with alum. [L, 63.] A?l-u2-me?n-i*t'etr-u?s, See ALU-