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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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Nitriales

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Nitriales

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At a Glance

The word. Things classified by their burning action in aid of calcination.

In the book. Nitrum is given the particular equivalent saltpetre.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 35; facsimile PDF page 363.

Historical Definition

Nitriales are all burning things that assist calcination.

Meaning

The operative use defines the class. The entry does not identify a single material called nitriales; it gathers burning things insofar as they contribute to calcination. The connection is therefore between an agent and an operation.

Use in the Book

Nitrum is given the particular equivalent saltpetre. Despite the similar word-form, the Nitriales definition is broader and functional. Reading the full gloss prevents a plural class from being silently replaced by one named salt.

Places to Read

Nitrum. A name for saltpetre.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 35; facsimile PDF page 363 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 363, Nitriales

See also. Nitrum

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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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