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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- The wordA crystal identified through a pale appearance.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 16; facsimile PDF page 344.
Historical definition
Citrinulus is pale crystal.
Meaning
The definition gives a material class and a colour-like qualification. It supplies no locality, growth form or modern mineral species. “Pale” should remain the descriptive limit rather than being expanded into a precise hue without evidence.
The spelling distinguishes the entry from Citrinulum, the transparent salt made from calcined vitriol, and Citrinula, the blistering herb. The three names are worth linking precisely because their meanings diverge. A finding aid should help the reader choose the correct word rather than combine them into a single family of substances.
Places to read
- CitrinulusRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- CitrinulumA vitriol-derived salt identified through transparency and preparation.
- CitrinulaA plant name with an attributed blister-producing effect.
- CherioniumA naturally fixed condition illustrated through crystal.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 16; facsimile PDF page 344 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Citrinulus ; compare Citrinulum, Citrinula, Cherionium