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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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Ziniar

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A Chymical Dictionary

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Ziniar

Metals minerals and metallic preparations · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A historical verdigris synonym.

In the book. Zaidir allows copper or verdigris; Zymar gives verdigris with a second historical form.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 48; facsimile PDF page 376.

Historical Definition

Ziniar is verdigris.

Meaning

The entry gives one material equivalent. The spelling remains independently searchable, since a reader may encounter it without the more familiar English name.

Use in the Book

Zaidir allows copper or verdigris; Zymar gives verdigris with a second historical form. Their resemblance is a useful route for comparison, while their actual ranges remain distinct.

Places to Read

Zaidir. A name with copper and verdigris alternatives.

Zymar. Two historical forms for verdigris.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 48; facsimile PDF page 376 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Ziniar; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 376; compare Zaidir, Zymar

See also. Zaidir; Zymar

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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.

About This Edition

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.