CAPACITY

n. Kaap-aas'iat-ia. Gr., xwpij"s. Lat., capacitas. Fr., capacite. Ger., Capacitdt, Annehmungsvermogen, Aufnehmungsvermogen, Fa kraft. It., capacitd. Sp., capacidad. Capability, either functional or that of containing or combining with or absorbing another body. [A, 301.] Blood-corpuscle c. Fr., capacite globulaire [Mala ez]. A condition expre ed by the quotient obtained by dividing the entire number of red blood-corpuscles in an animal by the number of grammes that the animal weighs. [" Jour, of Anat. and Physiol.," 1877 (J).]- Breathing c. See under BREATHING. Calorific c. See Specific HEAT. C. of saturation. Fr., capacite de saturation. Of a base, the degree of its capability of combining with an acid to form a neutral salt. [A, 301,385.] Combining c. See ATOMICITY. Electrical c. The amount of electricity which a body can acquire when placed in contact with another body which charges it to a certain electric potential, [a, 17.] Extreme breathing c., Extreme differential c., Lung c., Pulmonary c., Pulmonic c., Respiratory c. Fr., capacite res pir a to ire. Ger., Athmungscapacitdt des Blutes. The c. of the blood for absorbing oxygen in the respiratory organs and supplying it to the ti ues, depending directly on the amount of haemoglobin present. The expre ion should also denote the c. of the blood for removing carbon dioxide from the ti ues. [" N. Y. Med. Jour.," xlviii (J); " Arch, de physiol. norm, et path.," 1888, 2 (J).] Cf. BREATHING c. Specific inductive capacity. Inductive power; the degree of capability of transmitting electrical induction, air being taken as the standard, [a, 17.1 Testamentary c. The degree of soundne of mind requisite for making a valid will. Thermal c. Ger., Wdrmecapacitdt. See Specific HEAT. Thoracic c., Vital c. See BREATHING c. [s. 66]