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Muria
Salts solvents and liquid preparations · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. A direct name for brine.
In the book. Malek is an unqualified name for salt, while Liquor salis is assigned a preservative function.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 34; facsimile PDF page 362.
Historical Definition
Muria is brine.
Meaning
The equivalent gives a saline liquid without specifying the salt, its strength or a further operation. Those particulars must come from the surrounding passage if they matter to the work being described.
Use in the Book
Malek is an unqualified name for salt, while Liquor salis is assigned a preservative function. Muria supplies the familiar liquid equivalent rather than that functional account of Nature’s balm.
Places to Read
Malek. An alternative name for salt.
Liquor salis. A saline liquor understood through its preservative action.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 34; facsimile PDF page 362 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 362, Muria
See also. Malek; Liquor salis