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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 whose stated material is gum oil.
- In the bookLiquor provides the general warning that the noun often means an oil when a material-name is added.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 30; facsimile PDF page 358.
Historical definition
Liquor Mumiæ de gummi is oil of gum.
Meaning
The added words de gummi change the immediate referent. Although Liquor Mumiæ without that qualification is human fat, this full expression is defined as an oil of gum. Reading only the shared opening words would give the wrong material.
Use in the book
Liquor provides the general warning that the noun often means an oil when a material-name is added. This entry is a concrete example of that rule and of the need to preserve complete technical compounds.
Places to read
- Liquor Mumiæ de gummiRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- LiquorA naming rule by which a qualified liquor can mean an oil.
- Liquor MumiæA Mumia compound explicitly identified as human fat.
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 de gummi