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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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Stellio adustus

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Stellio adustus

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At a Glance

The word. A historical compound name for cinnabar.

In the book. Vzifur is another cinnabar name in this dictionary.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 43; facsimile PDF page 371.

Historical Definition

Stellio adustus is cinnabar.

Meaning

The gloss gives a direct material identification. The compound headword should be searched as a whole, rather than read as a separate account of an animal or a burning process.

Use in the Book

Vzifur is another cinnabar name in this dictionary. Both forms can lead readers to the shared material gloss while remaining separately documented historical entries.

Places to Read

Vzifur. A cinnabar name preserved in its historical V spelling.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 43; facsimile PDF page 371 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Stellio adustus; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 371; compare Vzifur

See also. Vzifur

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About This Reading Edition

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.