"Elaidin" Quotes from Famous Books
... moderated, is of a light yellow color, similar in tint to that produced from almond and olive oil under similar circumstances. When the oil is digested with an equal volume of nitric acid (1.2 sp. gr.), and a globule of mercury added, the whole becomes converted into a mass of elaidin in about two hours, of the same tint as that produced from almond oil ... — Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885 • Various |