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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA Mumia compound explicitly identified as human fat.
- In the bookMumia concerns flesh prepared with balm, while Axungia de Mumia points to bone marrow.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 30; facsimile PDF page 358.
Historical definition
Liquor Mumiæ is human fat.
Meaning
The source is explicit about both the material and its human origin. The heading does not itself describe a distillation, a solvent or an elaborate process. Its definition should therefore not be expanded from the name alone into a particular recipe.
Use in the book
Mumia concerns flesh prepared with balm, while Axungia de Mumia points to bone marrow. The compound names identify distinct bodily materials within the larger vocabulary; they are not all equivalents for the same prepared substance.
Places to read
- Liquor MumiæRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- MumiaBalmed flesh, expressly extending beyond human flesh.
- Axungia de MumiaTwo expressions identifying bone marrow.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 30; facsimile PDF page 358 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 358, Liquor Mumiæ