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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA dictionary name for litharge.
- In the bookLethargyrium gives a broader historical account of a spume separated in purifying Mercury, silver or lead.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 18; facsimile PDF page 346.
Historical definition
Cycima is litharge.
Meaning
The entry is a direct identification without a preparative qualification. It does not distinguish the named material by colour, metal source or medical action. Those details cannot be supplied from this headword alone.
Use in the book
Lethargyrium gives a broader historical account of a spume separated in purifying Mercury, silver or lead. Terra auri and Terra argenti respectively name litharge of gold and silver. The comparisons show why a later passage’s modifiers matter, without changing the brevity of the gloss Cycima.
Places to read
- CycimaRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- LethargyriumA separated scum from the purification of three named metallic materials.
- Terra argentiA silver-associated litharge under an earth name.
- Terra auriA gold-associated litharge under an earth name.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 18; facsimile PDF page 346 — Facsimile