sulphonal

(sul’fo-nal). A white, crystalline compound, C;H,.S,0,, readily soluble in alcohol and slowly in 100 parts of water. It has moderate hypnotic properties, and is used in insomnia of functional origin. Dose, 5-30 gr. (0.333-2 gm.). sulphonalism (sul’fo-nal-izm). The ill effects of the injudicious use of sulphonal; also the habitual use of sulphonal as an intoxicant. sulphonaphthol (sul-fo-naf’thol). A proprietary antiseptic substance: used like carbolic acid. Called also milk oil. sulphone (sul’fon). 1. The radical SO,. 2. Any sulphur alcohol or ether; any compound of SO, with one or two hydrocarbons. It is analogous to ketone. sulph on ethyl methane (sul-fo-neth-il-meth’an). trional. sulph on me than (sul-fén-meth’an). See sulphonal. sulphoparaldehyd (sul’’fo-par-al’de-hid). A crystalline substance, C,H,,S;, or trithioacetaldchyd: insoluble in water, but soluble in alcohol, and used as a hypnotic. sulphophenol (sul-fo-fe’nol). Sulphocarbolic acid. sulphoprotein (sul-fo-pro’te-in). Any one of a series of albumins containing loosely combined sulphur. sulphoricinate (sul-fo-ris’‘in-at). See solvin and polysolvol. sulphosalicylic acid (sul’’fo-sal-is-il’ik). See acid. sulphosalt (sul’fo-salt). A salt of sulphonic acid. sulphoselene (sul’fo-se-lén). A selenium compound which has been used in the treatment of cancer. sulphosot (sul’fo-sot). Pota ium creosote sulphonate: used in treatment of tuberculosis. Dose, ra 20 gt. (0.333-1.33 gm.). sulphosteatite (sul-fo-ste’at-tIt). insect-powder. sulpho-urea (sul-fo-u’re-ah). Same as thio-urea. sulphoxid (sul-foks’id). Any member of a group of compounds intermediate between the alkyl sulphids and the sulphones. sulphoxism (sul-foks’izm). soning. sulphugator (sul’fu-ga-tor). A roll of muslin charged with sulphur, to be burned in fumigation. sulphume (sul’fim). A proprietary preparation said to be a liquid form of pure sulphur: used internally and externally in various diseases. aulphur (sul’fur) (L. gen. sulphu’ris]. A nonmetallic element existing in many allotropic forms, and a erted by some to be a compound; symbol, S: atomic weight, 31.98. Sulphur is a laxative and diaphoretic, and is used in diseases of the skin Same as sulpho- Any salt of Same as A proprietary pre para used as A proprietary