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Glutinis tenacitas
Metals minerals and metallic preparations · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. A phrase directly identified as mineral resin.
In the book. Tenacitas glutinis gives the reverse word order and the same mineral-resin identification.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 24; facsimile PDF page 352.
Historical Definition
Glutinis tenacitas is mineral resin.
Meaning
The gloss supplies a material identification without specifying a mineral source or method of preparation. The phrase’s reference to tenacity should not obscure the simple identification given after it.
Use in the Book
Tenacitas glutinis gives the reverse word order and the same mineral-resin identification. Gluta and Gluten concern different subjects, respectively the efficacy of pitch and viscous bodily matter. Keeping the paired resin entries linked while preserving the other distinctions makes the dictionary’s adhesion vocabulary easier to navigate.
Places to Read
Gluta. The power attributed to strongly adhering pitch.
Gluten. Bodily viscous matter given a role in persistent disease.
Tenacitas glutinis. A mineral resin identified through a glue-like name.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 24; facsimile PDF page 352 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary 1650, s.v. Glutinis tenacitas
See also. Gluta; Gluten; Tenacitas glutinis