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English → Fr CHAPTER V. Level 9/10

THE EFFECTS OF NON-NITROGENOUS AND NITROGENOUS ORGANIC FLUIDS ON THE LEAVES.

LES EFFETS DES FLUIDES ORGANIQUES NON AZOTÉS ET AZOTÉS SUR LES FEUILLES.

Non-nitrogenous fluids—Solutions of gum arabic—Sugar—Starch—Diluted alcohol—Olive oil— Infusion and decoction of tea—Nitrogenous fluids—Milk—Urine—Liquid albumen—Infusion of raw meat—Impure mucus—Saliva—Solution of isinglass—Difference in the action of these two sets of fluids—Decoction of green peas—Decoction and infusion of cabbage—Decoction of grass leaves.

Fluides non azotés—Solutions de gomme arabique—Sucre—Amidon—Alcool dilué—Huile d'olive—Infusion et décoction de thé—Fluides azotés—Lait—Urine—Albumine liquide—Infusion de viande crue—Mucus impur—Salive—Solution de colle de poisson—Différence dans l'action de ces deux groupes de fluides—Décoction de pois verts—Décoction et infusion de chou—Décoction de feuilles d'herbe.

Vocabulary

EFFETS
Effects or results of something
FLUIDES
Fluids or liquids in general
ORGANIQUES
Organic, relating to living organisms
AZOTÉS
Nitrogenous, containing nitrogen
FEUILLES
Leaves of a plant or sheets of paper
Fluides
Fluids or liquids in general
azotés
Nitrogenous, containing nitrogen compounds
Solutions
Solutions, mixtures of substance dissolved in liquid
gomme
Gum or rubber, sticky natural substance
arabique
Arabic, relating to Arabia, as in gum arabic
Sucre
Sugar, sweet crystalline carbohydrate substance
Amidon
Starch, carbohydrate found in plants
Alcool
Alcohol, intoxicating liquid or chemical compound
dilué
Diluted, weakened by adding water or solvent
Huile
Oil, liquid fat from plants or animals
olive
Olive, small Mediterranean fruit yielding oil
Infusion
Infusion, liquid made by steeping plant material
décoction
Decoction, liquid made by boiling plant material
thé
Tea, popular hot drink from steeped leaves
Lait
Milk, white liquid produced by mammals
Urine
Urine, liquid waste excreted by kidneys
Albumine
Albumin, water-soluble protein found in blood
liquide
Liquid, fluid substance that flows freely
viande
Meat, flesh of animals used as food
crue
Raw or uncooked, not prepared by heat
Mucus
Mucus, slippery secretion from body membranes
impur
Impure, contaminated or not clean
Salive
Saliva, watery liquid produced in the mouth
Solution
Solution, substance dissolved uniformly in a liquid
colle
Glue or paste used for sticking things
poisson
Fish, aquatic animal or its meat
Différence
Difference, quality distinguishing two things
action
Action, process of doing or effect produced
ces
These or those, demonstrative adjective
groupes
Groups, collections of similar things or people
fluides
Fluids, liquids or flowing substances
Décoction
Decoction, extract made by boiling plant material
pois
Peas, small round green legume vegetables
verts
Green, the color or unripe state
infusion
Infusion, liquid from steeping herbs or leaves
chou
Cabbage, leafy green vegetable commonly cooked
feuilles
Leaves of a plant or sheets of paper
herbe
Herb or grass, small green plant
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