Simus

Salts solvents and liquid preparations · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A name equated with the historical term gilla.

In the book. The sentence gives no preparation, material origin or effect.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 42; facsimile PDF page 370.

Historical Definition

Simus is gilla.

Meaning

The source sends the reader to another technical name. Keeping gilla visible preserves the identification actually supplied, rather than replacing it with a modern guess.

Use in the Book

The sentence gives no preparation, material origin or effect. Further identification needs the related entry and the passage where the name is encountered.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 42; facsimile PDF page 370 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Simus; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 370