Excerpt from The Chemistry of the Corn Kernel The portion unacted on by water, and left on the filter, was digested for twenty four hours in alcohol, and the clear solution evaporated; a yellow substance was then obtained, resembling bees'-wax in appearance. It was soft, ductile, tenacious, elastic, insipid, nearly inodorous, and heavier than water. When heated, it swelled, became brown, exhaled the Odor of burning bread, melted with the smell of animal matter, and left a voluminous charcoal. It burnt in the flame of ...
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Excerpt from The Chemistry of the Corn Kernel The portion unacted on by water, and left on the filter, was digested for twenty four hours in alcohol, and the clear solution evaporated; a yellow substance was then obtained, resembling bees'-wax in appearance. It was soft, ductile, tenacious, elastic, insipid, nearly inodorous, and heavier than water. When heated, it swelled, became brown, exhaled the Odor of burning bread, melted with the smell of animal matter, and left a voluminous charcoal. It burnt in the flame of a lamp, but not rapidly. When distilled, no ammonia seemed formed. It was insoluble in water, but soluble in alcohol, oil of turpentine, and sulphuric ether, and sparingly in mineral acids and caustic alkalies. It was insoluble in fixed oils, but mixed with resin. The quantity obtained from 100 grains was three grains. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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