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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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Toruscula

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At a Glance

The word. A small quantity named as a drop.

In the book. Carena is defined as the twentieth part of a drop.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 45; facsimile PDF page 373.

Historical Definition

Toruscula is a drop.

Meaning

The definition supplies a simple equivalent without identifying the liquid or the method by which the drop is formed. Its role in a passage can therefore depend on the material named beside it.

Use in the Book

Carena is defined as the twentieth part of a drop. That fractional measure provides a useful comparison without settling the absolute volume of either term. The drop itself remains unspecified by liquid or weight, so no single modern volume has been assigned.

Places to Read

Carena. A small measure expressed as a fraction of a drop.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 45; facsimile PDF page 373 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Toruscula; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 373; compare Carena

See also. Carena

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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.