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Cinificatum
Operations instruments and practitioners · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. A material reduced to ash by burning.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 14; facsimile PDF page 342.
Historical Definition
Cinificatum is the same as Calcinatum: that is, burnt to ashes.
Meaning
The entry supplies an operation and endpoint. It can therefore identify the condition of a material rather than one substance with a fixed composition. What has been burnt remains important to understanding the resulting ash.
The broad equation with Calcinatum should be read alongside the qualified Calcinatum majus and minus entries, which organize their subjects through sweetness and art. Qualifiers can substantially alter the explanation. Calx lignorum provides a straightforward material example, wood ash, while Æstphara specifies the burning of bodily substance.
Places to Read
Calx lignorum. A direct identification of a calx as ash from wood.
Æstphara. The reduction of flesh or bodily substance to ash by burning.
Calcinatum majus. An art-produced sweetness contrasted with natural sweetness.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 14; facsimile PDF page 342 — Facsimile
See also. Calx lignorum; Æstphara; Calcinatum majus; Calcinatum minus