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Turbith minerale
Metals minerals and metallic preparations · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. A mercury preparation described through precipitation and sweetness.
In the book. The term should not be reduced to ordinary mercury merely because Mercury appears in the gloss.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 45; facsimile PDF page 373.
Historical Definition
Turbith minerale is mercury precipitated into a sweetness without any corrosive.
Meaning
The definition identifies a prepared mercury through a transformation and an exclusion: it is precipitated, is brought to a sweetness, and is described as involving no corrosive. Each feature is part of the historical account.
Use in the Book
The term should not be reduced to ordinary mercury merely because Mercury appears in the gloss. Preparation names qualify materials throughout the dictionary. Here the precise composition and procedure remain unspecified.
In This Edition
Sweetness records the source’s description; it does not establish suitability for tasting or medical use. The article preserves the named qualities without adding a modern formula.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 45; facsimile PDF page 373 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Turbith minerale; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 373