paper

(pa’per). See chavte. alkanin p., filter paper dipped in an alcoholic solution of alkanin: alkalis turn it blue; acids, red. amboceptor p., filter-paper saturated with amboceptor serum, used in the Noguchi test for syphilis. antigen p., filter-paper saturated with antigen solution: used in the Noguchi test for syphilis. azolitmin p., filter-paper saturated with a solution of azolitmin. Acids turn it from purple to bright red, alkalis turn it blue. blistering p., cantharidal p. See churl a cuntharidis. blue litmus-p., charta exp lor at or i a cwrulea; paper charged with litmus and used as a test for acids. filterp., a porous, unsized paper used in filtering. gutta-perch a p., charta gutta perchx; gut i a perch a ti ue. lacmoid p., blotting-paper impregnated with lacmoid: used in testing for alkalinity or acidity. mustard-p., charta sinapis: used as a counterirritant. miter p., paper impregnated with pota ium nitrate: burned in order to give off fumes which are inhaled in asthma. pota ium nitrate P., paper impregnated with pota ium nitrate. It is ignited and used as a moxa or by inhalation in asthma. Called also sultpeter-p. red litmus-p., charta exp lor at or i a rubra; litmus-paper tured red by an acid and used as a test for alkalis. tpeter-p., charta pota i i nitratis. turmoe Ο p., charta exp lor at or i a lutea; paper dyed yellow with turmeric: alkalis turn it brown. wax-p., charta cerata; paper treated with beeswax.