Cotoronium

Salts solvents and liquid preparations · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A headword defined only as a liquid.

In the book. Liquor has its own explanation as a term often used for oil, with a thing’s name added to it.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 18; facsimile PDF page 346.

Historical Definition

Cotoronium is a liquid.

Meaning

The compiler supplies a category without identifying its contents or preparation. “Liquid” modernises liquor in this sentence, but does not specify water, wine, oil or any particular solvent. That limitation is the most important fact about the entry.

Use in the Book

Liquor has its own explanation as a term often used for oil, with a thing’s name added to it. Cotoronium, however, receives no such qualification here. A passage using the headword must therefore be consulted before giving it the composition of any other named liquor.

Places to Read

Liquor. A naming rule by which a qualified liquor can mean an oil.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 18; facsimile PDF page 346 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary 1650, s.v. Cotoronium

See also. Liquor