Insectivorous Plants — Page 1
THE EFFECTS OF CERTAIN ALKALOID POISONS, OTHER SUBSTANCES AND VAPOURS.
OS EFEITOS DE CERTOS VENENOS ALCALOIDES, OUTRAS SUBSTÂNCIAS E VAPORES.
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.
Estricnina, seus sais — Quinina, sulfato de, não interrompe rapidamente o movimento do protoplasma — Outros sais de quinina — Digitalina — Nicotina — Atropina — Veratrina — Colchicina — Teína — Curare — Morfina — Hiosciamo — Veneno da cobra, aparentemente acelera os movimentos do protoplasma — Cânfora, um estimulante poderoso, seu vapor narcótico — Certos óleos essenciais excitam o movimento — Glicerina — Água e certas soluções retardam ou impedem a ação subsequente do fosfato de amônia — Álcool inócuo, seu vapor narcótico e venenoso — Clorofórmio, éter sulfúrico e nítrico, seu poder estimulante, venenoso e narcótico — Ácido carbônico narcótico, não rapidamente venenoso — Observações finais.
Vocabulary
- OS
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- EFEITOS
- Effects or results of something
- DE
- Of; from; used to indicate possession
- CERTOS
- Certain; specific; sure or definite
- VENENOS
- Poisons; toxic substances harmful to organisms
- ALCALOIDES
- Alkaloids; organic compounds found in plants
- OUTRAS
- Other; different; additional items or things
- SUBSTÂNCIAS
- Substances; materials or matter of specific type
- VAPORES
- Vapors; gaseous forms of liquids or solids
- seus
- His, her, its, their (possessive pronoun)
- sais
- Salts; chemical compounds from acids and bases
- não
- Not; negation particle in Portuguese
- interrompe
- Interrupts; stops or breaks continuity of something
- rapidamente
- Quickly; at a fast pace or speed
- movimento
- Movement; physical motion or change of position
- Outros
- Others; different people or things
- Veneno
- Poison; toxic substance causing death or harm
- cobra
- Snake; long reptile with no limbs
- aparentemente
- Apparently; seemingly or appearing to be true
- acelera
- Accelerates; increases speed or rate
- movimentos
- Movements; acts of changing position or place
- um
- A; one; indefinite article
- estimulante
- Stimulant; substance that increases activity
- poderoso
- Powerful; having great strength or effect
- seu
- His, her, its, your (possessive pronoun)
- vapor
- Vapor; gas or mist form of substance
- narcótico
- Narcotic; drug inducing sleep or stupor
- Certos
- Certain; specific things or particular items
- óleos
- Oils; fatty liquids from plants or animals
- essenciais
- Essential; absolutely necessary or extremely important
- excitam
- Excite; stimulate or arouse feelings or activity
- Água
- Water; clear liquid essential for life
- certas
- Certain; specific or particular feminine forms
- soluções
- Solutions; liquids with dissolved substances in them
- retardam
- Retard; delay or slow down something
- ou
- Or; used to show choice between items
- impedem
- Impede; hinder or obstruct the progress
- ação
- Action; process of doing something
- subsequente
- Subsequent; coming after in time
- Álcool
- Alcohol; intoxicating liquid from fermentation
- inócuo
- Innocuous; harmless or not causing damage
- venenoso
- Poisonous; containing or producing poison
- poder
- Power; ability to do something or influence
- Ácido
- Acid; sour substance with pH less than seven
- Observações
- Observations; remarks or notices of something
- finais
- Final; last in a series or sequence
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