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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA salt distinguished by its growth on stones.
- In the bookSal petre and Nebulgea also connect saline materials with stones, but add different accounts of their formation.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 29; facsimile PDF page 357.
Historical definition
Laxa Chimolea is salt growing upon stones.
Meaning
The place of growth identifies the material. The definition names neither a separate stone nor a salt extracted from one by an operation: it describes salt found growing upon stones. That small difference in preposition matters when following accounts of the origin of materials.
Use in the book
Sal petre and Nebulgea also connect saline materials with stones, but add different accounts of their formation. Their shared setting does not by itself establish that all three names identify the same substance.
Places to read
- Laxa ChimoleaRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- Sal petreA salt described through cold air and growth on stone.
- NebulgeaA salt whose formation is related to cloud moisture, stones and solar heat.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 29; facsimile PDF page 357 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 357, Laxa Chimolea