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specialty lab vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| class a precription balance | 2 pan torison balance with a sensitivity requirement of up to 6 mg |
| solution balance | a single pan insrument with arem that acts as a compound lever. less acuurate then class A when weighing large masses |
| counter balance | double pan balance, usefull in wieghing large quantities |
| glass mortar/pestle | perfered for mixing liquieds, semi soft dosage forms |
| porcelain mortar | used to grind crysictal sand large particals into fine powder |
| conical graduate | wide mouth and narrow base |
| cylindercal graduate | same size mouth and base and porviding greater accury for mesuring |
| ointment slab | ground glass palte that provide a hard non absorbable surface for mixing compounds |
| meniscus | the curved surface of a column of liquid |
| TD | to deliver |
| TC | to contain |
| extemporaneous compounding | the on demand prepration of a drug product according to a physicians prescription formula or recipe sometimes called made for the occasion |
| levigation | triturating a powder drug with a solvent in which it is insoluble to reduce its partical size |
| trituration | the fine granding of a powder |
| spatulation | use of a spatula to mix ingredients into creams or ointments after levigation |
| tumbling | used for powders that have ittle or no toxic potential. powders are placed in a bag or wide mouth container and shaken |
| stability | the chemical and physical integrity of the dosage unit |
| calibrate | to set mark or check the graduations of a measuring device |
| aliquot | a portion of a mixure |
| volumetric | mesure volume |
| sonication | exposure to high frequency sound waves |
| saturated solution | a solution containing the maximum amout of drug it can cantain at room temp. |
| supersaturated solution | a solution cantaining a larger amount of drug than it normally cantains at room temp. |
| syrups | concentrated solution of sucrose water |
| elixirs | hydroalcoholic solution cantaing alcohol and water |
| flocculating agent | electrolytes used in preparation of suspension |
| suspending agent | a thickening agent used in the preparation of suspensions |
| miscible | capable of being mixed together |
| emulsifier | a stabilizing agent in emulsion |
| immiscible | cannot be mixed |
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