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Gluta
Qualities powers and relations · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. The power attributed to strongly adhering pitch.
In the book. Gluten concerns viscous matter in the body and its association with disease, while Glutinis tenacitas is mineral resin.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 24; facsimile PDF page 352.
Historical Definition
Gluta is the efficacy of tenacious pitch.
Meaning
The headword names efficacy, rather than simply renaming pitch as a material. “Tenacious” qualifies the subject whose action is in view. The entry supplies no particular application, extraction or change of condition.
Use in the Book
Gluten concerns viscous matter in the body and its association with disease, while Glutinis tenacitas is mineral resin. The similar names and the recurring qualities of viscosity and adhesion make comparison useful, but the definitions have distinct subjects. Gluta’s explicit focus remains the efficacy of pitch.
Places to Read
Gluten. Bodily viscous matter given a role in persistent disease.
Glutinis tenacitas. A phrase directly identified as mineral resin.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 24; facsimile PDF page 352 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary 1650, s.v. Gluta
See also. Gluten; Glutinis tenacitas