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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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Oppodeltoch

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Oppodeltoch

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At a Glance

The word. An ointment name attributed to Paracelsian usage.

In the book. The source’s attribution is retained as an attribution.

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

Historical Definition

Oppodeltoch in Paracelsus is an ointment.

Meaning

In Paracelsus locates the gloss within a named author’s vocabulary. The definition supplies a form of preparation, ointment, rather than a list of ingredients or a therapeutic effect.

Use in the Book

The source’s attribution is retained as an attribution. The entry alone does not identify a specific work or verify a recipe under this spelling.

Places to Read

Laudanum. A Paracelsian compound defined here through gold, coral and pearl.

Opopopyron Laudani. A medicine attributed to Paracelsus and defined by its use against fever.

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

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Oppodeltoch; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 364; compare Laudanum, Opopopyron Laudani

See also. Laudanum; Opopopyron Laudani

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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.

Rights

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.