Insectivorous Plants — Page 1
THE EFFECTS OF CERTAIN ALKALOID POISONS, OTHER SUBSTANCES AND VAPOURS.
LES EFFETS DE CERTAINS POISONS ALCALOÏDES, D'AUTRES SUBSTANCES ET DE VAPEURS.
Strychnine, salts of—Quinine, sulphate of, does not soon arrest the movement of the protoplasm—Other salts of quinine—Digitaline—Nicotine—Atropine—Veratrine— Colchicine—Theine—Curare—Morphia—Hyoscyamus—Poison of the cobra, apparently accelerates the movements of the protoplasm—Camphor, a powerful stimulant, its vapour narcotic—Certain essential oils excite movement—Glycerine—Water and certain solutions retard or prevent the subsequent action of phosphate of ammonia—Alcohol innocuous, its vapour narcotic and poisonous—Chloroform, sulphuric and nitric ether, their stimulant, poisonous, and narcotic power—Carbonic acid narcotic, not quickly poisonous—Concluding remarks.
Strychnine, ses sels — Quinine, sulfate de, n'arrête pas rapidement le mouvement du protoplasme — Autres sels de quinine — Digitaline — Nicotine — Atropine — Vératrine — Colchicine — Théine — Curare — Morphine — Hyoscyamus — Venin du cobra, accélère apparemment les mouvements du protoplasme — Camphre, puissant stimulant, sa vapeur narcotique — Certaines huiles essentielles excitent le mouvement — Glycérine — L'eau et certaines solutions retardent ou empêchent l'action ultérieure du phosphate d'ammoniaque — Alcool inoffensif, sa vapeur narcotique et toxique — Chloroforme, éther sulfurique et nitrique, leur pouvoir stimulant, toxique et narcotique — Acide carbonique narcotique, pas rapidement toxique — Remarques finales.
Vocabulary
- LES
- The (plural definite article)
- EFFETS
- Effects or results of something
- DE
- Of; from; preposition indicating possession
- CERTAINS
- Certain; some; particular or specific
- POISONS
- Poisons; toxic substances harmful to living things
- AUTRES
- Other; different or additional things
- SUBSTANCES
- Substances; materials or matter of specific kind
- ET
- And; conjunction joining words or phrases
- VAPEURS
- Vapors; gaseous forms of liquid substances
- ses
- His; her; its; possessive adjective third person
- sels
- Salts; ionic compounds formed from acids bases
- arrête
- Stops; halts the movement or action
- pas
- Not; negative adverb or noun step
- rapidement
- Rapidly; quickly or at fast speed
- le
- The (singular masculine definite article)
- mouvement
- Movement; motion or change of position
- du
- Of the; contraction of de and le
- cobra
- Cobra; venomous hooded snake species
- accélère
- Accelerates; speeds up or increases rate
- apparemment
- Apparently; seemingly or to all appearances
- mouvements
- Movements; plural of motion or actions
- puissant
- Powerful; strong in effect or influence
- stimulant
- Stimulant; substance increasing physiological activity
- sa
- His; her; its; possessive feminine singular
- vapeur
- Vapor; gaseous form of substance
- narcotique
- Narcotic; drug inducing sleep or stupor
- Certaines
- Certain; particular or some feminine plural
- huiles
- Oils; fatty liquid substances from organisms
- essentielles
- Essential; necessary or crucial for function
- excitent
- Excite; stimulate or stir up activity
- eau
- Water; clear liquid essential for life
- solutions
- Solutions; liquid mixtures of dissolved substances
- retardent
- Delay; slow down or postpone action
- empêchent
- Prevent; stop from happening or occurring
- action
- Action; process of doing something
- ultérieure
- Later; subsequent or occurring afterward
- Alcool
- Alcohol; intoxicating liquid from fermentation
- inoffensif
- Harmless; not causing harm or damage
- toxique
- Toxic; poisonous or harmful to health
- leur
- Their; possessive pronoun for multiple people
- pouvoir
- Power; ability or capacity to act
- Acide
- Acid; sour substance with low pH
- Remarques
- Remarks; observations or comments about something
- finales
- Final; last or concluding in series
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