Benz on it rile

(ben-zo-ni ’-tril) [benzoin; nitrnm, niter], C7H5X. A substance obtained from benzene-sulphonic acid by distillation with pota ium cyanid. It is an oil with an odor resembling that of oil of bitter almonds, and boils at 1910; its specific gravity is 1.023 ol Benzos at °°-{benf-zo-sol) [benzoin ], C15H1203. Benzoyl-guaiacol, a substitute for creasote in tuberculous affections. It also has antipyretic properties. Dose gr. iv-x (0.20-0.65). B.-eugenol, C1TH1603, a derivative of eugenol, used in tuberculosis. B. -guaiacol, C14H1203, benzosol. It is the benzoate of guaiacol and contains 54 per cent, of guaiacol. Its chief uses are as an intestinal antiseptic, and in pulmonary tuberculosis. Dose gr. iij-xij (0.2-0.75). 144