ferisol

(fer’is-ol). A compound of guaiacol and cinnamic acid, recommended for tuberculosis. ee 5 Br. (0.33- gm). " ermang (fer’mang). re tion of iron, manganese, and albumin: used in anemia and chlo- formenlacty! (fer-men-lak'til). A proprietary lac- tic ferment in compre ed form, used in making Bulgarian sour milk. ferment (fer’ment) [L. fermen’tum leaven]. Any substance that causes fermentation in other substances with which it comes in contact. See ensyme. amylolytic f., any sugar-producing or diastatic ferment. autolytic f., a ferment developing i in a ti ue and are Sania of the ti ue after death. chemic f., unorganis, one which is not a living organism. coagulating f., any ferment that causes milk to curdle. conform f., a bacteriolytic ferment which destroys those bacteria which produce it. diastatic f., a ferment that changes starch into sugar. distive f., a ferment which acts to digest food. rin-f., a ferment occurring in the blood, and changing fibrinogen into fibrin. Called also thrombin and plasmase. glycolytic f., a ferment Produced in the liver which changes starch into lucose; also any ferment that breaks up sugar. Ecos Storm f., a bacteriolytic ferment which destroys those bacteria which produce it and others as well. hydrolytic f., a ferment that operates by causing water to be taken up, followed by the breaking down of the substance which absorbs the water. inverting f., a ferment which converts cane-sugar into grape-sugar. lactic f., a ferment which decom ses lactose into lactic acid and carbon dioxid. ocytic f., the ferment or cytase of leukoc: te liv f., an organized ferment. metallic f., a colloidal metal. myosin f., an enzyme occurring in muscle-plasma which con- SNS "”'- TT TT