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Gerhard Dorn and John French

A Chymical Dictionary

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Mercurius metallorum præcipitatus

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A Chymical Dictionary

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Mercurius metallorum præcipitatus

Metals minerals and metallic preparations · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A preparation specified by metallic extraction followed by precipitation.

In the book. Mercurius mineralium instead identifies an oiliness from gold and silver mines.

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

Historical Definition

Mercurius metallorum præcipitatus is mercury extracted from metals and precipitated.

Meaning

The definition gives two qualifications in sequence. The mercury is drawn from metals, and it is precipitated. Neither a particular source metal nor the means of precipitation is stated, so the name cannot by itself supply the rest of a preparation.

Use in the Book

Mercurius mineralium instead identifies an oiliness from gold and silver mines. The contrast between metals and mines, and between precipitated material and an oiliness, prevents the two compounds from becoming vague equivalents.

Places to Read

Mercurius mineralium. An extracted oiliness associated with the mines of two metals.

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

Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 361, Mercurius metallorum præcipitatus

See also. Mercurius mineralium

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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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