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Kali
Salts solvents and liquid preparations · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. Ashes identified through their use in soap-making.
In the book. Laterium describes the strong lyes used by soap-boilers and then connects them with a surgical caustic.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 28; facsimile PDF page 356.
Historical Definition
Kali is soap ashes.
Meaning
The definition points to a material associated with a craft. Ashes are named through their employment by soap-makers, without a specification of the plant, fuel or process that produced them. It is a historical material category rather than a statement of one chemical composition.
Use in the Book
Laterium describes the strong lyes used by soap-boilers and then connects them with a surgical caustic. Kali names ashes; Laterium names a liquid preparation in that craft setting. The relation is useful, but the two definitions should remain distinct.
Places to Read
Laterium. A soap-making lye connected with the surgical caustic Lapis infernalis.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 28; facsimile PDF page 356 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 356, Kali
See also. Laterium