Sperniolum

Plants animals and natural materials · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A frog-associated liquid described by its mucilaginous consistency.

In the book. The description belongs to the animal materials included in this wide chemical vocabulary.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 43; facsimile PDF page 371.

Historical Definition

Sperniolum is a mucilaginous liquor of frogs.

Meaning

Liquor means liquid; mucilaginous describes a slimy or mucus-like condition. The entry supplies an animal association and a texture, without specifying which part of the animal yields the material.

Use in the Book

The description belongs to the animal materials included in this wide chemical vocabulary. Retaining the limitation of frogs avoids extending the name to every viscous liquid.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 43; facsimile PDF page 371 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Sperniolum; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 371