Tallow

(tal'-o). The solid fat of neat cattle, consisting mainly of stearic, palmitic, and oleic acids. Tallow is the name given to the fat Tamus (ta'-mus). A genus of dioscoreaceous old-world plants. The pulp of the bulb of T. communis (black bryony) is discutient. vulnerary, diuretic, and laxative. Unof. Tan acetin (tan-as' -e-tin). An amorphous, hygroscopic, bitter substance derived from Tansy, soluble in alcohol and water, but not in ether. Tambour (tam'-bor, or lam' -boor). A drum-like instrument used in physiologic experiments. It consists of a shallow cup of metal over which is stretched an elastic membrane and from which or to which pa es a tube for transmitting a current of air. It is set into movement by the phenomena under observation. Tampon. A portion of cotton, sponge, or other material, medicated or not, and used to plug the vagina, nose, etc., in cases of hemorrhage or for other therapeutic purpose. T., Kite-tail, a tampon consisting of a number Talipes Valgus. Talipes Equinoof pledgets tied at intervals to a string. T., valgus. valgus. Trendelenburg's, an inflatable rubber bag surrounding a tracheotomy-tube. It prevents the foot. T., Spasmodic, non-congenital talipes due to oozing of blood along the sides of the tube. muscular spasm. T. valgus ("flat" or " splay " foot), the foot is everted or distorted outward. T. Tamponade, Tamponage, Tamponnement (tamvarus, the reverse of the last, the foot being bent inpon-dd/, tamf-pon-ahj, tarn' '-pon-ment). The act or operation of plugging with a tampon. ward. Combinations of these occur, called equinovarus, equino-valgus, calcaneo-varus, calcaneo-valgus, Tamponing '-ing. The opera etc. tion of using(tam-pon' or introducing a tampon. extracted from "suet," the solid fat of oxen, sheep, and other ruminants. The quality of the tallow varies according to the food of the cattle and other circumstances, dry fodder inducing the formation of a hard tallow. Its melting-point varies from 1150 to 121° F. The best qualities are whitish, but tallow has in general a yellowish tint. Beef-tallow contains about 66 percent, of solid fat and 34 per cent, of olein or tallow-oil; mutton-tallow contains about 70 per cent, of solid fat and 30 per cent, of tallow-oil. The oil is used chiefly in the manufacture of soaps and the harder tallow for candle-making.