intumescence
[in-too -mes -uh ns, -tyoo -]
/ ˌɪn tʊˈmɛs əns, -tyʊ- /
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Notice whether the substance fuses with the bead, and if so, whether there is intumescence or not.
From
A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe
Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations
by Anonymous
In the flame of reduction, and upon charcoal, it is reduced with intumescence to metallic lead, which is volatilized by a continued blast, and sublimates on charcoal, as mentioned above.
From
A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe
Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations
by Anonymous
The oxide is reduced with intumescence to the metallic state, and the bead becomes clear again.
From
A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe
Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations
by Anonymous
Carbonate of Soda dissolves it upon platinum wire in the oxidation flame with intumescence, to a clear bead, which appears milk-white after cooling.
From
A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe
Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations
by Anonymous
The silicates of lime are moreover frequently characterized by intumescence or ebullition, when heated in the forceps in the blowpipe flame.
From
A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe
Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations
by Anonymous