HYDROSULPHURETTED WATER
\hˈa͡ɪdɹəsˌʌlfjʊɹɪtɪd wˈɔːtə], \hˈaɪdɹəsˌʌlfjʊɹɪtɪd wˈɔːtə], \h_ˈaɪ_d_ɹ_ə_s_ˌʌ_l_f_j_ʊ_ɹ_ɪ_t_ɪ_d w_ˈɔː_t_ə]\
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Sulphuret of iron 1000 parts, sulphuric acid 2000 parts, distilled water 4000 parts; add the water to the acid, and put the sulphuret of iron into a retort, to which a Wolff's apparatus of five or six vessels is adapted; the last containing about an ounce of potassa, dissolved in a quart of water. Pour the diluted acid gradually on the sulphuret, and, ultimately, throw away the water in the last vessel. Ph.P. It is stimulant, diaphoretic, and deobstruent[?], and is used in rheumatism, diseases of the skin, etc. It has been, also, called Acidum Hydrothion'icum liq'uidum.
By Robley Dunglison
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.