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... liquid matter of the globe , and exists in every production of the animal and vegetable kingdom . In the separate state , it is an aëriform fluid , at every known temperature , and under every degree of pressure . It is transparent ...
... liquid matter of the globe , and exists in every production of the animal and vegetable kingdom . In the separate state , it is an aëriform fluid , at every known temperature , and under every degree of pressure . It is transparent ...
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... liquid , and aëriform , within the range of ordinary temperatures . It is a powerful re- fractor of light , and an imperfect conductor of electricity . Pure water is , by the universal consent of philosophers , assumed to be the ...
... liquid , and aëriform , within the range of ordinary temperatures . It is a powerful re- fractor of light , and an imperfect conductor of electricity . Pure water is , by the universal consent of philosophers , assumed to be the ...
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... liquid state , under any degree of cold and pressure . Its specific gravity is .9722 , or according to some .976 . It is eminently irrespirable , and no animal can live in it beyond the briefest period . It was thence termed azote ...
... liquid state , under any degree of cold and pressure . Its specific gravity is .9722 , or according to some .976 . It is eminently irrespirable , and no animal can live in it beyond the briefest period . It was thence termed azote ...
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... liquid at the temperature of 32 ° F. , and retains the liquid state at the temperature of 59 ° or 60 ° , provided the external air is excluded , but in open vessels it is dissipated violently in dense fumes . When a drop of it falls in ...
... liquid at the temperature of 32 ° F. , and retains the liquid state at the temperature of 59 ° or 60 ° , provided the external air is excluded , but in open vessels it is dissipated violently in dense fumes . When a drop of it falls in ...
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... liquid form by a pressure equal to about 4 atmospheres , or 60 lb. on the square inch . It then becomes a limpid fluid of a bright yellow colour , which has not been solidified . Chlorine gas is absorbed by water , and , at a low ...
... liquid form by a pressure equal to about 4 atmospheres , or 60 lb. on the square inch . It then becomes a limpid fluid of a bright yellow colour , which has not been solidified . Chlorine gas is absorbed by water , and , at a low ...
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