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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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A Chymical Dictionary

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Ocob

Salts solvents and liquid preparations · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A short name for sal ammoniac.

In the book. Nysadir likewise names sal ammoniac.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 36; facsimile PDF page 364.

Historical Definition

Ocob is sal ammoniac.

Meaning

The entry gives a direct material equivalent. No separate colour, origin or preparation is supplied to distinguish Ocob as a special variety.

Use in the Book

Nysadir likewise names sal ammoniac. Their separate headings are routes of recognition; they do not by themselves require two different ingredients in a work using both names.

Places to Read

Nysadir. An alternative name for sal ammoniac.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 36; facsimile PDF page 364 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 364, Ocob

See also. Nysadir

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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.