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Botin

A historical name for turpentine.

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A Chymical Dictionary

Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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At a Glance

  • The wordA historical name for turpentine.
  • A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 11; facsimile PDF page 339.

Historical definition

Botin is turpentine.

Meaning

This entry serves as an uncomplicated name bridge. The unqualified term identifies turpentine, while Balsamum specifies a turpentine that has been digested without being subjected to fire. Reading the two together shows why preparation qualifiers matter even when the starting name is familiar.

A passage using Botin may later describe a treatment or product. The dictionary’s brief equation should not erase that subsequent change, and it should not import the special balsam condition where the passage has not stated it.

Places to read

  1. BotinRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
  2. BalsamumA preservative substance described in both bodily and external forms.
  3. ArdentiaMaterials described as combustible by their own nature.

Source note

Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 11; facsimile PDF page 339 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Botin ; compare Balsamum, Ardentia