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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 iron.
- In the bookEdir allows steel or iron, while Calx Martis names a crocus of steel or iron.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 25; facsimile PDF page 353.
Historical definition
Hadid is iron.
Meaning
The definition supplies one metal identification and no qualifying preparation, grade or source. The unfamiliar name should not imply a distinct compound merely because it appears alongside more elaborate chymical vocabulary.
Use in the book
Edir allows steel or iron, while Calx Martis names a crocus of steel or iron. Those entries distinguish a broader pair of material names from a prepared form. Hadid itself remains the direct identification with iron.
Places to read
- HadidRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- Calx MartisAn iron or steel preparation named through crocus vocabulary.
- EdirA name covering steel and iron.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 25; facsimile PDF page 353 — Facsimile