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Viscus secundæ generationis
Salts solvents and liquid preparations · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. A salt-associated material described as blood.
In the book. Unqualified Viscus is properly pitch from tree tops.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 46; facsimile PDF page 374.
Historical Definition
Viscus secundæ generationis is blood dropping from salts.
Meaning
The complete expression is qualified as of the second generation. Its gloss gives blood and a relation to salts. The sentence does not supply a red color, an animal source or a preparation beyond that wording.
Use in the Book
Unqualified Viscus is properly pitch from tree tops. The difference illustrates the importance of retaining a full compound headword when interpreting a historical material name.
Places to Read
Viscus. A pitch identified through its vegetable source and preparation.
Viriditas salis. A salt preparation described through greenness and an oily form.
In This Edition
The description is preserved without forcing blood to name an anatomical substance or replacing it with an unverified modern chemical identity.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 46; facsimile PDF page 374 — Facsimile
See also. Viscus; Viriditas salis