Nitrum

Salts solvents and liquid preparations · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A name for saltpetre.

In the book. Sal nitrum gives an account of a salt boiled from earth, especially rich earth in places associated with excrement.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 35; facsimile PDF page 363.

Historical Definition

Nitrum is saltpetre.

Meaning

The compiler supplies a direct material equivalent. No source, preparation or degree of purity is added under this heading.

Use in the Book

Sal nitrum gives an account of a salt boiled from earth, especially rich earth in places associated with excrement. Sal practicum names a mixture of saltpetre and sal ammoniac. These further entries should be read for their own qualifications, rather than imported wholesale into the plain Nitrum equivalence.

Places to Read

Sal nitrum. A salt obtained from earth associated with organic deposits.

Sal practicum. A named mixture of saltpetre and sal ammoniac.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 35; facsimile PDF page 363 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 363, Nitrum

See also. Sal nitrum; Sal practicum