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Gerhard Dorn and John French

A Chymical Dictionary

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Sulphur vitriolatum

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Sulphur vitriolatum

Metals minerals and metallic preparations · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A vitriol-derived sulphur described as floating on water.

In the book. The wording does not identify every vitriolic preparation with this sulphur.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 44; facsimile PDF page 372.

Historical Definition

Sulphur vitriolatum is sulphur extracted from vitriol by common water, floating on top of it.

Meaning

The compound name identifies a preparation through its source and its visible position. Common water is the extracting medium in the historical description, and the sulphur is said to float on the surface.

Use in the Book

The wording does not identify every vitriolic preparation with this sulphur. Compare Vitriolatum, a separate headword for liquid vitriol that cannot be coagulated.

Places to Read

Vitriolatum. A vitriol characterized by a persistently liquid condition.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 44; facsimile PDF page 372 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Sulphur vitriolatum; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 372; compare Vitriolatum

See also. Vitriolatum

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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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