Zaidar

Metals minerals and metallic preparations · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A direct mercury synonym.

In the book. Sibar and Volans are referred to quicksilver.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 48; facsimile PDF page 376.

Historical Definition

Zaidar is mercury.

Meaning

The first letter is supplied by a decorative initial in the historical printing. Restoring that initial gives the complete searchable headword Zaidar.

Use in the Book

Sibar and Volans are referred to quicksilver. The present short gloss supplies no special preparation or philosophical qualification, so fuller senses should come from the passage being read.

Places to Read

Sibar. A historical name for quicksilver.

Volans. Two names directly equated with quicksilver.

Zelotum. Mercury qualified by a stony condition.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 48; facsimile PDF page 376 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Zaidar; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 376; compare Sibar, Volans, Zelotum

See also. Sibar; Volans; Zelotum