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Malek
Salts solvents and liquid preparations · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. An alternative name for salt.
In the book. The dictionary also provides many qualified salt-names, including Sal crystallinum and Sal congelatum.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 32; facsimile PDF page 360.
Historical Definition
Malek is salt.
Meaning
The entry supplies no qualifying source or preparation. A reader encountering Malek should first recognise salt, then use the surrounding passage to determine whether a particular salt is intended.
Use in the Book
The dictionary also provides many qualified salt-names, including Sal crystallinum and Sal congelatum. Their further specifications should not be silently imported into this plain equivalent.
Places to Read
Sal crystallinum. A salt preparation identified by its human source.
Sal congelatum. A salt named through its occurrence in baths.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 32; facsimile PDF page 360 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 360, Malek
See also. Sal crystallinum; Sal congelatum