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Ozo
Metals minerals and metallic preparations · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. A direct arsenic name.
In the book. Arsaneck identifies a sublimed arsenic preparation, whereas Arsenicum has a wider historical gloss involving metallic flashing and salts.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 37; facsimile PDF page 365.
Historical Definition
Ozo is arsenic.
Meaning
The dictionary supplies the material equivalent without a further qualification of color, mineral form or preparation.
Use in the Book
Arsaneck identifies a sublimed arsenic preparation, whereas Arsenicum has a wider historical gloss involving metallic flashing and salts. These comparisons help the reader retain Ozo’s unqualified identification while noticing qualifications and different uses elsewhere in the vocabulary.
Places to Read
Arsaneck. An arsenic preparation distinguished by sublimation.
Arsenicum. A broad technical name whose gloss includes metallic flashing and salts.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 37; facsimile PDF page 365 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Ozo; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 365; compare Arsaneck, Arsenicum