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Gerhard Dorn and John French

A Chymical Dictionary

An Expanded Diotimos Lexicon of Paracelsian and Alchemical Language

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Metallum currens

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Metallum currens

Metals minerals and metallic preparations · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. Quicksilver under the name running metal.

In the book. Mercurius à naturâ coagulatus is instead defined as a solid metal.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 33; facsimile PDF page 361.

Historical Definition

Metallum currens is quicksilver.

Meaning

The descriptive compound points to a metal through its running character. The dictionary gives quicksilver as the equivalent and supplies no further preparation under this heading.

Use in the Book

Mercurius à naturâ coagulatus is instead defined as a solid metal. Reading both complete expressions makes the contrast between running and coagulated states visible without treating every mercurial name as a synonym for the same immediate condition.

Places to Read

Mercurius à naturâ coagulatus. Mercury coagulated by Nature is defined broadly as a solid metal.

Luna compacta. A lunar compound assigned to quicksilver.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 33; facsimile PDF page 361 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 361, Metallum currens

See also. Mercurius à naturâ coagulatus; Luna compacta

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The complete 706 historical definitions of the 1650 English dictionary, modernised and accompanied by expanded Diotimos commentary, reading routes, 15 textual notes and complete linked indexes.

Historical Text

A Chymicall Dictionary, London 1650, English version associated with John French, based on Gerhard Dorn’s Dictionarium Theophrasti Paracelsi. The containing volume also prints Sendivogius and Paracelsus; neither neighboring work changes this dictionary’s attribution.

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Complete 706 definition paragraphs with new introduction, commentary, reading guides and indexes; Diotimos Editions, 2026.

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