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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA material reduced to ash by burning.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 14; facsimile PDF page 342.
Historical definition
Cinificatum is the same as Calcinatum: that is, burnt to ashes.
Meaning
The entry supplies an operation and endpoint. It can therefore identify the condition of a material rather than one substance with a fixed composition. What has been burnt remains important to understanding the resulting ash.
The broad equation with Calcinatum should be read alongside the qualified Calcinatum majus and minus entries, which organize their subjects through sweetness and art. Qualifiers can substantially alter the explanation. Calx lignorum provides a straightforward material example, wood ash, while Æstphara specifies the burning of bodily substance.
Places to read
- CinificatumRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- Calx lignorumA direct identification of a calx as ash from wood.
- ÆstpharaThe reduction of flesh or bodily substance to ash by burning.
- Calcinatum majusAn art-produced sweetness contrasted with natural sweetness.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 14; facsimile PDF page 342 — Facsimile