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Elephas
Salts solvents and liquid preparations · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. An alternative name for aqua fortis.
In the book. Quartatio mentions aqua fortis within an account of separating silver and gold.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 20; facsimile PDF page 348.
Historical Definition
Elephas is aqua fortis.
Meaning
The identification directs the reader to a named water rather than to the everyday creature suggested by the headword. The definition gives no additional strength, preparation or particular use under Elephas.
Use in the Book
Quartatio mentions aqua fortis within an account of separating silver and gold. Aqua corrodens supplies a broader corrosive-liquor vocabulary. These connections give historical settings in which the name may be encountered, while the present entry itself remains only an identification. No modern concentration or procedure follows from it.
Places to Read
Aqua corrodens. A liquid category defined by corrosive action, including vinegar.
Quartatio. A gold assay described through the separation of silver from gold.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 20; facsimile PDF page 348 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary 1650, s.v. Elephas
See also. Aqua corrodens; Quartatio