Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having one tenth of a normal or usual strength.
- In physical chemistry, said of a solution in which one liter contains one tenth of the gram-molecule or gram-equivalent of the dissolved substance. See
concentration and normal *solution.
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- adjective chemistry Having a
concentration onetenth that of anormal solution
Etymologies
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Examples
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Note the amount of decinormal soda solution used in the process.
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Dissolve about 8 grammes of ammonic thiocyanate (sulphocyanide) crystals in a liter of water, and adjust to decinormal argentic nitrate solution, by diluting till one volume is exactly equal to a volume of the latter.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 611, September 17, 1887 Various
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By means of a pipette graduated to 0.01 c.c. it is possible to deliver very small quantities; but if the calculated amount runs into thousandth parts of a cubic centimetre, these are replaced by corresponding quantities of normal or even decinormal soda.
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After the true end-point is reached, the further addition of about 0.5 c.c. of the decinormal soda solution will produce a deep magenta colour (Fig. 98, c), which is the so-called "end-point" of the American Committee of Bacteriologists.
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Measure out 25 c.c. of the solution and titrate it against decinormal sodic hydrate, using litmus as the indicator.
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It is then titrated with decinormal silver nitrate till a drop of the solution is turned brown with neutral chromate.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882 Various
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The precipitate formed is allowed to settle, 50 c.c. of the supernatant solution is removed with a pipette and transferred to a beaker; 50 c.c. of decinormal nitric acid and some water is added with sufficient cochineal tincture.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882 Various
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It is then titrated back with decinormal soda; from this is now readily deducted the amount of carbonic acid, and from that the
Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882 Various
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Through the other opening passes a glass tube bent at an acute angle and connected by a short rubber tube to an adjoining flask, two-thirds filled with decinormal baryta solutions.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882 Various
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_Neutralise carefully to litmus paper_ by the successive additions of small quantities of decinormal soda solution.
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