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Duenech
Metals minerals and metallic preparations · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. A dictionary name for antimony.
In the book. Stibium is also identified as antimony.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 20; facsimile PDF page 348.
Historical Definition
Duenech is antimony.
Meaning
The gloss is a direct identification. It adds no particular treatment or medical purpose to antimony, so the unfamiliar headword should not by itself be taken as a prepared product.
Use in the Book
Stibium is also identified as antimony. Alcofol adds a longer explanation through alternative spellings and stibium. These entries provide a network of names, while a passage’s further qualifiers must establish whether an author means a material generally or a particular preparation made from it.
Places to Read
Alcofol. A variant-name entry identifying stibium or antimony.
Stibium. A historical name equated with antimony.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 20; facsimile PDF page 348 — Facsimile