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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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At a Glance

The word. Another name for ferment.

In the book. Iumnizum also leads to leaven or ferment.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 28; facsimile PDF page 356.

Historical Definition

Kamir is ferment.

Meaning

Kamir is a lexical cross-reference, not a new explanation of an operation. Fermentum gives the fuller account: a fixed matter brings another matter into conformity with its own nature and fixity. That account supplies the relevant function when Kamir appears in a technical passage.

Use in the Book

Iumnizum also leads to leaven or ferment. The dictionary’s several names make recognition important; their number does not prove that several different ingredients are required.

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Fermentum. A fixed agent credited with communicating its nature and fixedness.

Iumnizum. An alternative name for leaven or ferment.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 28; facsimile PDF page 356 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 356, Kamir

See also. Fermentum; Iumnizum

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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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The historical 1650 English text is in the public domain. New introduction, commentary, reading guides and indexes are © 2026 Diotimos Editions and published with the site owner’s authorization.