EAU

(Fr.), n. O. 1. Water. 2. An aqueous solution of a medicinal substance. The term is restricted in the Fr. Cod. to the e'x distillses, aqueous solutions of gases, and certain preparations the names of which are fixed, by long usage, like e. de chaux. [B, 113.] 3. In the pi., eaux, in obstetrics, the liquor amnii. Cerat a 1'e. See CERATUM Galeni. E. acidule bicarbonate. See AQUA natro-effervescens. E'x acidules gazeuses. Natural aerated mineral-waters. [L, 41 (a, 14).] E. acidule saline [Fr. Cod.]. Lat., aqua acidulo-salsa. A preparation made with an aqueous solution of 33 centigrammes (5 grains) of calcium magnesium chloride, 27 centigrammes (4 grains) of magnesium chloride, 10 centigrammes (17 grains) of sodium chloride, and an aqueous solution of 00 centigrammes (14 grains) of sodium carbonate, and 10 centigrammes (11 grain) of sodium sulphate, using only a little water for each; then putting the two solutions info a bottle of the capacity 65 centilitres (22 fl. oz.), filling the bottle with carbonic-acid water, and tightly corking it. [B.] E. acouedine, E. acoustique. See AQUA acustica. E. acoustique de Liulwig. See AQUA acustica Ludwigii.'K. a detacher. Any solution for removing stains, especially a solution of pota ium cyanide. E. aeree. Aerated water. [A, 385 (a, 21 ); B, 88.] See also Aqua ACIDI CARBONIC I. E. africaine. See E. d'Eqypte.E.. albumineuse [Fr. Cod.]. Lat., aqua album i nos a [Fr. Cod.]. It., acqua album i nos a. Sp., agua album i nos a. A preparation made by mixing the whites of 4 eegs with a little water, then adding 1,000 grammes (34 fl. oz.) of distilled water, straining, and adding 10 grammes of distilled water of orange-flowers. Used in the treatment of poisoning with salts of mercury and copper. [A, 314; B, 113.] E'x alcalines. See AQUJS A, ape; A", at; AS, ah; A, all; Ch, chin; Ch", loch (Scottish); [s. 640]