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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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Ossa paraleli

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Ossa paraleli

Body disease and historical medicine · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A medicine described as universal in relation to gout.

In the book. The dictionary gives no composition or particular source of the preparation in this sentence.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 37; facsimile PDF page 365.

Historical Definition

Ossa paraleli are a universal medicine for gout.

Meaning

The scope of the claim is governed by for gout. The word universal should remain attached to that named purpose, rather than being expanded into a statement that the medicine cures every possible illness.

Use in the Book

The dictionary gives no composition or particular source of the preparation in this sentence. The old therapeutic description is retained as the compiler’s claim.

Places to Read

Percipiolum. A medicine defined through approval.

Preservativa. Remedies classified through preservation from corruption.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 37; facsimile PDF page 365 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Ossa paraleli; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 365; compare Percipiolum, Preservativa

See also. Percipiolum; Preservativa

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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.

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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.