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• C3H3 (iso)

C3H3 (iso)  , a constituent of the ethereal oil of Origanum hirtum, oil of See also:

• THYME

thyme, oil obtained from pepperwort, and See also:

• WILD, JONATHAN (c. 1682-1725)

wild See also:

• BERGAMOT, OIL OF

bergamot . It may be synthetically prepared by the See also:

• FUSION

fusion of cymol sulphonic See also:

• ACID (from the Lat. root ac-, sharp; acere, to be sour)

acid with See also:

• CAUSTIC (Gr. rcavvraubs, burning)

caustic potash; by the See also:

• ACTION

action of nitrous acid on 1-methyl-2-amino-4-propyl See also:

• BENZENE, C6H6

benzene; by prolonged See also:

• HEATING

heating of 5 parts of camphor with 1 See also:

• PART

part of See also:

• IODINE (symbol I, atomic weight '26.92)

iodine; or by heating carvol with glacial phosphoric acid . It is extracted from Origanum oil by means of a to% potash See also:

• SOLUTION (from Lat. solvere, to loosen, dissolve)

solution . It is a thick oil which sets at — 2o° C. to a See also:

• MASS (O.E. maesse; Fr. messe; Ger. Messe; Ital. messa; from eccl. Lat. missa)
• MASS, IN

mass of crystals of melting point o°C, and boiling point 236-2370C . Oxidation with ferric chloride converts it into dicarvacrol, whilst See also:

• PHOSPHORUS (Gr. 4ws, light, sPEpety, to bear)

phosphorus pentachloride transforms it into chlorcymol .