A Chymical Dictionary

Coleritium

Salts solvents and liquid preparations · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A compound liquid characterised by metallic materials and corrosive action.

In the book. Aqua corrodens covers vinegar and corrosive liquor in general.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 17; facsimile PDF page 345.

Historical Definition

Coleritium is a liquid compounded from the corrosive materials of metals.

Meaning

The definition gives a broad composition and an active property. It calls Coleritium a liquid, connects its ingredients with metals, and describes those materials as corrosive. It does not name the ingredients individually, specify their proportions, or say that every metallic liquid falls under this heading.

The plural “materials” matters. The entry presents a compound rather than simply renaming a metal or its elementary principle. A reader needs the surrounding passage to know which corrosive preparation an author intends.

Use in the Book

Aqua corrodens covers vinegar and corrosive liquor in general. Corrosiva, by contrast, is a surgical class defined through its reported action on excess flesh. These examples show the same language of corrosion crossing material description and medical classification. Their shared property does not establish a common recipe or composition.

Places to Read

Aqua corrodens. A liquid category defined by corrosive action, including vinegar.

Corrosiva. Surgical preparations classified by removal of excess flesh.

In This Edition

The wording remains at the level supported by the source. No particular acid, metal salt or modern analytical identity is supplied. “Liquid” clarifies the old noun liquor without changing the claim about a compound preparation.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 17; facsimile PDF page 345 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary 1650, s.v. Coleritium

See also. Aqua corrodens; Corrosiva