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Anthraquinone glycosides.
Present in madder, used as dyestuffs (alizarin). The most important is ruberythric acid

Anthocyanine.
The universal soluble violet, blue or red, pigment of flowers, leaves and fruits

Antibiotics.
Any organic substance which is obtained by microorganism and is capable of low concentration of inhabiting the growth of or destroying another micro-organism

Antichior.
A substance used to remove chlorine from materials after bleaching sodium thio-sulphate. Na2S2O3.

Anti-foaming agents.
Substances which prevent the formation of foams. They are strongly absorbed by the liquid medium but they do not have the electrical or mechanical properties required to form a foam. Examples of anti-foaming agents are polyamides which are used in boilerfeed water and octanol used in electroplating baths and in paper making. Low concentrations of silicones also find quite general use. For lubricating oils polysiloxanes are widely used:

Anti-isomorphism.
Having the same crystal lattice but with the relative positions of anions and cations interchanged e.g., ThO2 and Li2O (with CaF2 structure)

Antiknock.
A substance that helps to control the burning rate of gasoline. The most widely used substance for this purpose are tetra ethyl lead (CH3CH2)4 Pb, and tetra methyl lead, (CH3)4 Pb. The premium gesolines contain 2 or 3 ml of one these lead compounds per gallon with a resultant increase of 10 to 15 in octane rating

Antimony
Sb. At. No 51, at. Wt. 121.75, m.p. 630.74°C, b.p. 1750/C, d-6-68. Main source is stibnite, Sb2S2. Extracted by reduction with Fe or C. The most stable form of the element has a metallic appearance. White or bluish white in colour. This form has a layer structure with three near neighbours and there at a greater distance. Sb will burn in air but is unattacked by water or dilute acids, it is attacked by oxidizing acids and by halogens. Sb is widely used in alloys (e.g., type-metal) its use in semi-conductors is important. Antimony compound are mainly used in flame-proofing, paints, ceramics, enamels, galss, pottery, rubber technology and dyestuffs

Antimony bromides
Antimony tribromide SbBr3(Br2 + Sb) m.p. 97°C, b.p. 280°C, similar to SbCI3. Higher bromide are not known although complexes, M2SbBr6 (contains Sb, (iii) and Sb (V) and MsbBr6.

Antimone fluorides.
Antimony trifluoride, SbF3, m.p. 292°C, sublimes 319°C (sb2 O3 in HF solution). Forms complex ions, e.g. [SbF4]. It is mainly used as a mild fluorinating agent

Antimony, Hydride
or stibine (SbH3). An unstable colourless gas m.p. 88°C b.p. 17°C. IT decomposes easily to antimony

Antimony iodide.
SbI3. Red or yellow solid m.p. 17°C similar in properties to SbCI3.

Antimony penta sulphide.
(Sb2S5).A yellow insoluble powder. It is used in the vulcanization of rubber and as a pigment.

Antimoney potassium tartrate.
Or Tartar Emetic. KsBO (C4H4O4) 1/2H2O. A white soluble poisonous powder. It is used as an emetic and as a mordant. It is still injected in the treatment of kala-azar

Antimony silphates.
The normal salt, Sb2 (SO4)3 (Sb2O2 + conc. H2HO4) is readily available. It is hydrolysed by water [Sb2(SO4)3] white crystalline insoluable solid. It is used in explosives

Antimony sulphides.
The trisulphide, Sb2S3, occurs in a black or a red (H2S + an Sb (III) compound in HCI) form. It is transparent to i.r. radiation. Forms thioantimonates (III) e.g. [SbS3]3. with excess of sulphide ion. Antimony (V) sulphide is very unstable and readily loses sulphur on heating and may nor have a finite existence. Thioantimonates (V) M3SbS4(Sb2S3 plus S plus alkali) give Sb2S5 With acid

Antimonyl derivatives.
Compounds apparently containing the [SbO]+ grouping although in actual species present are much more complex.

Antiparticle.
An elementary particle with charge properties opposite to those normally found e.g., a positive electron

Antipyretics.
Drugs used to reduce the temperature in the case of fever e.g., salicylates

Antiseptics.
Mineral which stop the growth of micro-organisms, generally applied to living tissue. E.g., I2.

    

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