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with the greatest very
great care |impairs very little| scarcely affects very
the strength of the material;
& any slight imperfection in
this respect is more than
compensated for by the
diminution of capital &
in consequent in diminution
of the expence of the
the superior cheapness of
the produce .-
When oxymuriatic acid is [xxxx]
introduced made to pass through
a solution of vegetable alkali
it becomes condensed &
by carrying on the process
&c.
Muriate of potash &
another salt which contains
Muriatic acid united to more

Oxymuriatic acid

Symbol/formula: Cl

Chlorine. Chlorine is a yellow-green gas at room temperature, with a pungent, irritating odour that is detectable at low concentrations.

Potash

An alkaline substance consisting largely of impure potassium carbonate. In October 1807, Davy decomposed potash using electricity, revealing the previously unknown element potassium.

Muriatic acid

Symbol/formula: HCl

Hydrochloric acid. Davy also refers to this as muriatic gas and marine acid.