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Word: dihydrogen (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...been learned (by Science Service) that the "secret chemical" rumored during the War to have been given German soldiers to endow them with supernormal energy was sodium dihydrogen phosphate. This salt was administered in the form of a drink to the shock troops as they entered battle or during long marches. For psychological reasons other battalions were served with a sham stimulant at the same time, acidulated with tartaric instead of phosphoric acid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Peppo | 9/10/1923 | See Source »

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