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Saxifragus
Metals minerals and metallic preparations · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. A mineral identification distinct from Saxifraga.
In the book. The paired entries are a useful warning about similar forms: a shared-looking beginning does not authorize transferring one entry’s therapeutic function to the other’s crystal.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 42; facsimile PDF page 370.
Historical Definition
Saxifragus is pale crystal.
Meaning
The definition gives a material and a color quality. It does not assign the stone-breaking effect associated with the neighboring Saxifraga.
Use in the Book
The paired entries are a useful warning about similar forms: a shared-looking beginning does not authorize transferring one entry’s therapeutic function to the other’s crystal.
Places to Read
Saxifraga. A therapeutic class defined by the breaking of stone or gravel.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 42; facsimile PDF page 370 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Saxifragus; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 370; compare Saxifraga
See also. Saxifraga