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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA cinnabar preparation identified by whiteness and sublimation.
- In the bookMercurius Crystallinus also names a material through repeated sublimation and its resulting clarity.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 28; facsimile PDF page 356.
Historical definition
Kimit elevatum is white cinnabar sublimed.
Meaning
Both the colour and the operation qualify this name. The reader is given a white material called cinnabar after sublimation, rather than an unqualified equivalent for every substance called cinnabar. The participle elevatum belongs with that upward treatment.
Use in the book
Mercurius Crystallinus also names a material through repeated sublimation and its resulting clarity. Such entries encode a prepared state in the headword. They cannot be read adequately by treating the base material-name alone as the full definition.
Places to read
- Kimit elevatumRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- Mercurius CrystallinusA repeatedly sublimed mercurial preparation characterised by crystal-like clarity.
In this edition
The historically stated identification is retained. No modern composition is assigned merely to reconcile the term cinnabar with the stated colour.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 28; facsimile PDF page 356 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 356, Kimit elevatum