Mandibularum liquor

Body disease and historical medicine · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A qualified liquor identified as an oil of bones.

In the book. Liquor explains that the word can mean oil when the name of a material is added.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 32; facsimile PDF page 360.

Historical Definition

Mandibularum liquor is oil of jawbones.

Meaning

The genitive identifies the material from which the oil is named. The definition gives no account of obtaining it and does not state that an ordinary liquid is present in the bones in the same prepared form.

Use in the Book

Liquor explains that the word can mean oil when the name of a material is added. Liquor Mumiæ and Axungia de Mumia identify human fat and bone marrow respectively. The bodily source connects the entries, while their material equivalents keep them distinct.

Places to Read

Liquor. A naming rule by which a qualified liquor can mean an oil.

Liquor Mumiæ. A Mumia compound explicitly identified as human fat.

Axungia de Mumia. Two expressions identifying bone marrow.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 32; facsimile PDF page 360 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 360, Mandibularum liquor

See also. Liquor; Liquor Mumiæ; Axungia de Mumia