CALCIUM

(Lat.), n. n. Ka2l(ka3l)'si2(ki2)-u3m(u4m). From cote, lime. Fr.,c. Ger.,C. U.,8p.,calcio. A metallic element occurring in lime, first isolated by Sir H. Davy, in 1808; yellowish; harder than lead; tough and malleable according to some authors, but very brittle according to others; of the sp. gr. of 1 '5778; readily oxidized in moist air; decomposing water when brought in contact with it; bivalent; of the atomic weight 39'9; symbol, Ca. [B, 3.] Acid c. lactate. Fr.. lactate acide de c. Ger., saures milchsaures C. A compound of normal c. lactate with lactic acid, Ca(C3H6O3).).- 2C3H8O3 + 2HaO, forming fibrous crystalline ma es. [B, 3.] Acid c. phosphate. Fr., phosphate acide de c. (ou de chaux). Ger., saures phosphors aures C. Tetra hydric c. phosphate. [B.] See C. plwsphate.-A.ciA c. succinate. Fr., succinale acide de c. Ger., saures bernsteinsaures C. A compound of c. succinate and succinic acid, (C4H4O4)2CaHo = C4HjO^ + C4H,O4, forming transparent prismatic crystals. [B, 3.] Acid c. tartrate. Fr., tartrate acide de c. Ger., saures we ins aures C. A compound,,n trH r, ^ n = CH(OH)-COOH OHCO - CH(OH) (C4 B 6)2Ca _ CQ Q _ Ca _ Q CQ _, forming 6n(OH) CH(OH) rhombic crystals much more soluble in water than normal c. tartrate. It occurs in the fruit of Rhus typhinum, and is prepared artificially by di olving normal c. tartrate in a solution of tartaric acid. [B, 3.] Aethylschwefelsaure-C'ester (Ger.), Aethylschwefelsaures C. (Ger.). See C. ethyl sulphate. Alcoholized solution of chloride of c. A solution of 1 part of c. chloride in 5 parts of alcohol and 3 of water. [Ferrara Ph., 1832 (B, 119).] A me i sensa ure-C'ester (Ger.), A nie is ens aures C. (Ger.). See C. formate. Anhydrous c. chloride. Fused c. chloride. [B.] Antimonigsaures C. (Ger.), Antimonite de c. (Fr.). See C. hypo antimonate. Azotate de c. (Fr.). See C. nitrate. Azotite de c. (Fr.). See C. nitrite. Basic c. arsenite. Fr., arsenite basique de c. Ger., basisches arsenigsaures C. Watts's name for normal c. arsenite, also for certain other arsenites of c., one of which has the formula Ca3As2O6. [B, 2.] Basic c. chloride. See C. oxy chloride. "Basic c. hypochlorite. See under C. hypochlorite.'Basic c. phosphate. Fr., phosphate basique de c. Ger., basisches phosphors aures C. Tribasic (normal) c. phosphate. [B.] Basic c. sulph arsenate. See C. thio arsenate. Basic c. sulph arsenite [Watts]. Normal c. thio arsenite. [B, 2.] Bernsteinsaures C. (Ger.). See C. succinate. Bihydrophosphate de c. (Fr.). Tetra hydric c. phosphate. [B.] Bioxyde de c. (Fr.). See C. dioxide. Biphosphate de c. (Fr.). Tetra hydric c. phosphate. [B.] Bisulfure de c. (Fr.). See C. disulphide.Kiurate de c. (Fr.). Acid c. urate. [B.] Brenztraubensaures C. (Ger.). C. pyro racemate. [B.] See C. pyruvate. Bromuretum calcii. C. bromide. [B, 119.] Burnt c. sulphate. See C. sulfur i cum ustum.Ca,Icii acetas. See C. acetate. Calcii arsenias. See C. arsenate. Calcii binoxydum. See C. dioxide. Calcii boras. See C. borate.Calcii bromas. See C. bromate. Calcii bromidum [U. S. Ph.], Calcii bromuretum. See C. bromide. Calcii carbon as. See C. carbonate. Calcii carbon as praecipitata [Br. Ph.], Calcii carbon as prpecipitatus [U. S. Ph.]. See Precipitated c. carbonate. Calcii chloras. See C. chlorate. Calcii chloridum [U. S. Ph., Br. Ph.], Calcii chloruretum. Of the U. S. Ph., fused c. chloride; of the Br. Ph., dried c. chloride. [B.] Calcii citras. See C. citrate. Calcii cyanidum, Calcii cyanuretum. See C. cyanide. Calcii ferrocyanidum. See C. ferrocyanide. Calcii II uorid urn. Calcii fluoruretum. See C. fluoride. Calcii hydras. See C. hydroxide. Calcii hypochloris. See C. hypochlorite. Calcii hypo phos phis [U. S. Ph.]. See C. hypophosphite. Calcii hypo sulph is. See C. thiqsulphate. Calcii iodas. See C. iodate. Calcii iodidum, Calcii ioduretum. See C. iodide. Calcii monoxiU2, blue; U3, lull; U4, full; U, urn; U, like u (German). [s. 21]