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Botin
Plants animals and natural materials · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. A historical name for turpentine.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 11; facsimile PDF page 339.
Historical Definition
Botin is turpentine.
Meaning
This entry serves as an uncomplicated name bridge. The unqualified term identifies turpentine, while Balsamum specifies a turpentine that has been digested without being subjected to fire. Reading the two together shows why preparation qualifiers matter even when the starting name is familiar.
A passage using Botin may later describe a treatment or product. The dictionary’s brief equation should not erase that subsequent change, and it should not import the special balsam condition where the passage has not stated it.
Places to Read
Balsamum. A preservative substance described in both bodily and external forms.
Ardentia. Materials described as combustible by their own nature.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 11; facsimile PDF page 339 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Botin ; compare Balsamum, Ardentia